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US4892720A US06/604,179 US60417984A US4892720A US 4892720 A US4892720 A US 4892720A US 60417984 A US60417984 A US 60417984A US 4892720 A US4892720 A US 4892720A
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  • the instant invention relates to novel zeolite compositions the method for their preparation and to processes employing them. More particularly it relates to zeolite compositions topologically related to prior known zeolites but which are characterized as containing framework atoms of iron and/or titanium, and preferably having a very low content of defect sites in the structure, as hereinafter disclosed.
  • the preparative process involves contacting the starting zeolite under controlled conditions with an aqueous solution of a fluoro salt of titanium and/or iron, preferably a fluoro salt which does not form insoluble salts with aluminum.
  • the crystal structures of naturally occurring and as-synthesized zeolitic aluminiosilicates are composed of AlO 4 - and SiO 4 tetrahedra which are cross-linked by the sharing of oxygen atoms.
  • the electrovalence of each tetrahedron containing an aluminum atom is balanced by association with a cation.
  • this cation is a metal cation such as Na + or K + but organic species such as quaternary ammonium ions are also employed in zeolite synthesis and in some instances appear as cations in the synthesized product zeolite.
  • the metal cations are, to a considerable extent at least, replaceable with other cations including H + and NH 4 + .
  • the organic cation species are too large to pass through the pore system of the zeolite and hence cannot be directly replaced by ion exchange techniques.
  • Thermal treatments can reduce these organic cations to H + or NH 4 + cations which can be directly ion-exchanged.
  • Thermal treatment of the H + or NH 4 + cationic forms of zeolites can result in the substantial removal of these cations from their normal association with the AlO 4 - tetrahedra thereby creating an electrovalent imbalance in the zeolite structure which must be accompanied by structural rearrangements to restore the electrovalent balance.
  • infrared analysis indicated the presence of substantial hydroxyl groups exhibiting a stretching frequency in the area of about 3740, 3640 and 3550 cm -1 .
  • the infrared analytical data of U.S. Pat. No. 3,506,400 is especially instructive in this regard.
  • An explanation of the mechanism of the creation of these hydroxyl groups is provided by Kerr et al. in U.S. Pat. No.
  • the treatment is carried out for the purpose of improving the thermal stability of the zeolite. It is theorized by the patentee that the fluoride in some manner becomes attached to the constructional alkali metal oxide, thereby reducing the fluxing action of the basic structural Na 2 O which would otherwise result in the collapse of the crystal structure. Such treatment within the constraints of the patent disclosure has no effect on either the overall silicon content of the zeolite product or the silicon content of a unit cell of the zeolite.
  • a process for increasing the SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 ratio in zeolites is disclosed in copending U.S. Ser. No. 315,853, filed Oct. 28, 1981.
  • the process disclosed therein comprises inserting silicon atoms as SiO 4 tetrahedra into the crystal lattice of an aluminosilicate having a SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 molar ratio of at least 3 and pore diameters of at least 3 Angstroms with a fluorosilicate salt in an amount of at least 0.0075 moles per 100 grams of the zeolitic aluminosilicate on an anhydrous basis, said fluorosilicate salt being in the form of an aqueous solution having a pH value within the range of 3 to about 7 and brought into contact with the zeolitic aluminosilicate at a rate sufficiently slow to preserve at least 60 percent of the crystallinity of the starting zeolitic aluminosilicate.
  • FIG. 1 is a tertnary diagram wherein parameters relating to the instant compositions are set forth as mole fractions.
  • FIGS. 2 and 3 are SEM (Scanning Electron Micrographs) of ZSM-5 and LZ-241, respectively, as hereinafter discussed.
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 are EDAX (Energy Disperive Analysis by X-ray) graphs for ZSM-5 and LZ-241, respectively, as hereinafter discussed.
  • FIG. 6 is a Scanning Electron Micrograph of a product prepared in accordance to European patent application Ser. No. 82109451.3, as hereinafter discussed.
  • molecular sieves and the process for their preparation are claimed wherein said molecular sieves have three-dimensional microporous crystalline framework structures of TiO 2 and/or FeO 2 , AlO 2 and SiO 2 tetrahedral oxide units. These new molecular sieves have a unit empirical formula on an anhydrous basis of:
  • ⁇ is at least titanium and/or iron
  • w represents one of the mole fractions of " ⁇ ", aluminum and silicon, respectively, present as framework tetrahedral oxide units, said mole fractions being such that they are within the compositional area defined by points A, B and C in FIG. 1, where points A, B and C have the following values for "w", "x” and "y”:
  • the present invention relates to new molecular sieve compositions and to the processes for their preparation.
  • the molecular sieves of the instant invention have three-dimensional microporous crystal framework structures of " ⁇ O 2 ", AlO 2 and SiO 2 tetrahedral units which have a unit empirical formula on an anhydrous basis of:
  • unit empirical formula is used herein according to its common meaning to designate the simplest formula which gives the relative number of moles of titanium and/or iron, aluminum and silicon which form “ ⁇ O 2 ", AlO 2 , and SiO 2 tetrahedral units within the molecular sieve.
  • the unit empricial formula is given in terms of titanium and/or iron, aluminum and silicon as shown in Formula (1), above, and does not include other compounds, cations or anions which may be present as a result of the preparation or the existence of other impurities or materials in the bulk composition not containing the aforementioned tetrahedral units.
  • the instant process generally comprises a method for removing framework aluminum from zeolites having SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 mole ratios of about 3 or greater and substituting therefore one or more elements selected from the group consisting of titanium and iron.
  • the resulting molecular sieves contain titanium and/or iron and have crystal structures similar to that of the initial zeolite.
  • the process of the invention comprises contacting a crystalline zeolite having pore diameters of at least about 3 Angstroms and having a molar SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 ratio of at least 3, with an effective amount of fluoro salt of titanium and/or iron, preferably in an amount of at least 0.001 moles per 100 grams of zeolite starting material, said fluoro salt being in the form of an aqueous solution or slurry and brought into contact with the zeolite either incrementally or continuously at a slow rate (optionally in the presence of a buffer) whereby framework aluminum atoms of the zeolite are removed and replaced by titanium and/or iron atoms.
  • the process be carried out such that at least 60, preferably at least 80, and more preferably at least 90 percent of the crystal structure of the starting zeolite is retained and that the Defect Structure Factor (hereinafter defined) is increased by less than 0.15, and preferably by less than 0.10.
  • Crystalline zeolite starting materials suitable for the practice of the present invention can be any of the well known naturally occurring or synthetically produced zeolite species which have pores large enough to permit the passage of water, titanium and/or iron fluoro salts and reaction products through their internal cavity system. These materials can be represented, in terms of molar ratios of oxides, as
  • the framework composition of the naturally occurring or synthetic zeolite starting material can be expressed in terms of the mole fraction of framework tetrahedra, TO 2 , as:
  • crystalline aluminsilicate zeolite molecular sieves which may be employed in the instant process include, but are not limited to erionite, mordenite, clinoptilolite, zeolite Y, zeolite L, zeolite LZ-105, zeolite omega, zeolite beta, zeolite TMA offretite, zeolite ZSM-5, zeolite ZSM-34 and zeolite ZSM-35. Both naturall;y occurring and synthetically prepared zeolite molecular sieves can be used. Zeolite Y is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,130,007; zeolite L is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No.
  • zeolite LZ-105 is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,257,885; zeolite omega is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,241,036; zeolite beta is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,308,069; zeolite ZSM-5 is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,702,886; zeolite ZSM-34 is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,086,186; and zeolite ZSM-35 is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,992,466.
  • the starting zeolite should be able to withstand the initial loss of framework aluminum atoms to at least a modest degree without collapse of the crystal structure unless the process is to be carried out at a very slow rate.
  • the ability to withstand aluminum extraction and maintain a high level of crystallinity is directly proportional to the initial SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 molar ratio of the zeolite. Accordingly, it is preferred that the value for "x" in the formula above, be at least about 3. Also it is preferred that at least about 50, and more preferably at least 95% of the AlO 4 tetrahedra of the naturally occurring or as-synthesized zeolite are present in the staring zeolite.
  • the starting zeolite contains as many as possible of its original AlO 4 tetrahedra, i.e. has not been subjected to any post-formation treatment which either extensively removes aluminum atoms from their original framework sites or converts them from the normal conditions of 4-fold coordination with oxygen.
  • the cation population of the starting zeolite is not a critical factor insofar as substitution of titanium and/or iron for framework aluminum is concerned, but since the substitution mechanism may involve the in situ formation of salts of at least some of the zeolitic cations, it is advantageous that these salts be water-soluble to a substantial degree to facilitate their removal from the molecular sieve product. It is found that ammonium cations form the most soluble salts in this regard and it is accordingly preferred that at least 50 percent, most preferably 85 or more percent, of the zeolite cations be ammonium or hydronium cations.
  • the framework composition of the zeolite starting material and the products of the instant process are expressed in terms of mole fractions of framework tetrahedra, i.e., the "TO 2 ".
  • the starting zeolite may be expressed as:
  • a is the mole fraction of aluminum tetrahedra in the framework
  • b is the mole fraction of silicon tetrahedra in the framework
  • ⁇ denotes defect sites in the framework
  • z is the mole fraction of defect sites in the zeolite framework.
  • the molecular sieves products of the instant process expressed in terms of the mole fractions of framework tetrahedra (TO 2 ) will have the form:
  • N is defined as the mole fraction of aluminum tetrahedra removed from the framework during the treatment;
  • a is the mole fraction of aluminum tetrahedra present in the framework of the starting zeolite;
  • b is the mole fraction of silicon tetrahedra present in the framework of the starting zeolite;
  • z is the mole fraction of defect sites in the framework;
  • the Greek letter sigma, " ⁇ ” denotes at least one of titanium and iron; and
  • c is the mole fraction of titanium and/or iron tetrahedra resulting from the fluoro salt treatment of the instant process.
  • the titanium and iron-containing molecular sieve compositions prepared by the instant process have framework aluminum removed from the starting zeolite with substitution therefore by titanium and/or iron.
  • the instant process generally comprises contacting a crystalline zeolite having a pore diameter of at least about 3 Angstroms and having a molar SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 ratio of at least 3, with an effective amount of a fluoro salt of titanium and/or iron, preferably an amount of at least 0.001 moles of fluoro salt per 100 grams of zeolite starting material, said fluoro salt being in the form of a solution or slurry, preferably aqueous and/or alcohols, at an effective pH where the pH value is generally greater than one (1), more preferably greater than 3 and most preferably in the range of about 3 to about 7.
  • the fluoro salt solution or slurry is brought into contact with the zeolite either incrementally or continuously at a slow rate whereby framework aluminum atoms of the zeolite are removed and replaced by titanium and/or iron atoms from the fluoro salt.
  • the fluoro salt is preferably provided as an aqueous solution or slurry but it is believed that solutions or slurries employing alcohols and other organic solvents may be employed.
  • the process generally comprises:
  • the fluoro salt is in the form of a solution or slurry, preferably aqueous, and is brought into contact with the zeolite either incrementally or continuously at an effective rate such that a portion of the framework aluminum atoms are removed and replaced by titanium and/or iron atoms at a rate which preferably retains at least 80 percent and more preferably at least 90 percent of the crystal structure of the starting zeolite.
  • the starting zeolite should be able to withstand the initial loss of framework aluminum atoms to at least a modest degree without collapse of the crystal structure unless the process is to be carried out at a very slow pace, or the process is to be buffered as hereinbefore discussed. Accordingly, the SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 ratio in the initial Y zeolite starting material is preferably at least about 3.0.
  • At least about 50%, and more preferably at least 95%, of the AlO 4 - tetrahedra of the naturally occurring or as-synthesized synthetic zeolite are present in the starting zeolite, i.e., the starting zeolite has not been subjected to any post-formation treatment which either extensively removes aluminum atoms from their original framework sites or converts them from the normal conditions of 4-fold coordination with oxygen.
  • the fluoro salt used as the aluminum extractant and also as the source of titanium and/or iron, which is inserted into the zeolite structure in place of the extracted aluminum can be any of the fluoro salts having the general formula:
  • ⁇ is titanium and/or iron and "A” is a metallic or non-metallic cation, having the valence "b".
  • Cations represented by “A” include alkylammonium, NH 4 + , H + , Mg ++ , Li + , Na + , K + , Ba ++ , Cd ++ , Cu + , Cu ++ , Ca ++ , Cs + , Fe ++ , Co ++ , Pb ++ , Mn ++ , Rb + , Ag + , Sr ++ , Tl + and Zn ++ .
  • ammonium cation form of the fluoro salt is generally preferred because of its solubility in water and also because the ammonium cations form water soluble by-product salts upon reaction with the zeolite, namely (NH 4 ) 3 AlF 6 and/or (NH 4 ) 2 AlF 5 .
  • fluoride ion acts as the agent for extraction of framework aluminum in accordance with the equation: ##STR3## It is important, therefore, that the initial dealumination step be inhibited and the step involving insertion of titanium and/or iron be promoted to achieve the desired molecular sieve products. It is found that the various zeolites have varying degrees of resistance toward degradation as a consequence of framework aluminum extraction without substitution of titanium and/or iron into the framework.
  • the rate of aluminum extraction generally decreases as the pH of the fluoro salt solution in contact with the zeolite is increased below about one (1) (and accordingly the pH is preferably within the range of 3 to 7) and as the concentration of the fluoro salt of titanium and/or iron in the reaction system is decreased. Also, increasing the reaction temperature tends to increase the rate of substitution of titanium and/or iron. Whether it is necessary or desirable to buffer the reaction system or select a particular fluoro salt concentration to control the pH it is readily determined for each zeolite species by routine observation and evaluation. The question of whether the reaction system may advantageously be buffered will in large part depend on the selection of the particular starting zeolite, since zeolites have varying tolerances to acid and base media.
  • some zeolites can withstand very low pH conditions and a high level of dealumination without collapse of the crystal structure.
  • the reaction mixture may be buffered in a manner as generally heretofore employed in the art.
  • buffering salts such as ammonium acetate, or use of an inert solid to react with excess acid or base, e.g. clays or aluminas, may be generally employed to buffer the pH of the reaction mixture.
  • the concentration of fluoro salt of titanium and/or iron in the aqueous solution or slurry employed there is no lower limit for the concentration of fluoro salt of titanium and/or iron in the aqueous solution or slurry employed, provided of course the effective pH (the "effective pH” is a pH such that under effective process conditions a monomeric form of titanium is present in the reaction system) of the solution or slurry is high enough to avoid undue destructive acidic attack on the particular zeolite structure apart from the intended reaction with an effective amount of the fluoro salt, i.e. that amount which provides sufficient fluoride and amount of titanium and/or iron for the process and desired amount of titanium and/or iron in the final molecular sieve product.
  • a slow rate of addition of the fluoro salt generally provides adequate time for the insertion of titanium and/or iron as a framework substitute for extracted aluminum before excessive aluminum extraction occurs with consequent collapse of the crystal structure.
  • Practical commercial considerations may require that the reaction proceed as rapidly as possible, and accordingly the conditions of reaction temperature and reagent concentrations will necessarily be optimized with respect to each zeolite starting material and with respect to commercial operation.
  • the more highly siliceous the zeolite the higher the permissible reaction temperature and the lower the pH conditions which may be employed in the instant process.
  • the preferred effective reaction temperature is within the range between about 10° and about 99° C., preferably between about 20° C. and 95° C., but temperatures of 125° C.
  • Solutions having fluoro salt concentrations of between about 10 -3 moles per liter of solution and up to saturation of the solution can be employed, but it is preferred that concentrations in the range of between about 0.5 and about 1.0 moles per liter of solution be used.
  • slurries of the fluoro salts of titanium and/or iron may be employed. The aforementioned concentration values are with respect to true solutions, and are not intended to apply to the total fluoro salts in solution or in slurries of the salts in water. Even very slightly soluble fluoro salts can be slurried in water and used as a reagent--the undissolved solids being readily available to replace dissolved molecular species consumed in reaction with the zeolite.
  • the amount of dissolved fluoro salts employed with respect to the particular zeolite being treated will depend to some extent upon the physical and chemical properties of the individual zeolites and other effective process conditions.
  • the minimum value for the amount of fluoro salt to be added is preferably at least equivalent to the minimum mole fraction of aluminum to be removed from the zeolite.
  • anhydrous state of the zeolite In specifying the proportions of the zeolite starting material or adsorption properties of the zeolite product and the like herein, the "anhydrous state" of the zeolite will be intended unless otherwise stated.
  • the term “anhydrous state” is employed herein to refer to a material substantially devoid of both physically adsorbed and chemically adsorbed water.
  • a zeolite may be prepared in the anhydrous state by heating the zeolite in dry air at about 450° C. for about 4 hours.
  • the integrity of the zeolite crystal structure be substantially maintained throughout the process, and that, in addition to having titanium and/or iron atoms inserted into the lattice, the zeolite retains at least 60 percent, preferably at least 80 and more preferably at least 90 percent of its original crystallinity.
  • a convenient technique for assessing the crystallinity of the products relative to the crystallinity of the starting material is the comparison of the relative intensities of the d-spacings of their respective X-ray powder diffraction patterns. The sum of the peak heights, in terms of arbitrary units above background, of the starting material is used as the standard and is compared with the corresponding peak heights of the products.
  • the numerical sum of the peak heights of the molecular sieve product is 85 percent of the value of the sum of the peak heights of the starting zeolite, then 85 percent of the crystallinity has been retained.
  • zeolite Y these d-spacings correspond to the Miller Indices 331, 440, 533, 642 and 555.
  • Other indicia of the crystallinity retained by the zeolite product are the degree of retention of surface area and the degree of retention of the adsorption capacity.
  • this absorption band or envelope increases with increasing aluminum depletion of the zeolite.
  • the reason that the absorption band is so broad and without any specific absorption frequency is that the hydroxyl groups in the vacant sites in the framework are coordinated in such a way that they interact with each other (hydrogen bonding).
  • the hydroxyl groups of adsorbed water molecules are also hydrogen-bonded and produce a similar broad absorption band as do the "nest" hydroxyls.
  • certain other zeolitic hydroxyl groups exhibiting specific characteristic absorption frequencies within the range of interest, will if present, cause infrared absorption bands in these regions which are superimposed on the band attributable to the "nest" hydroxyl groups.
  • These specific hydroxyls are created by the decomposition of ammonium cations or organic cations present in the zeolite.
  • the decomposable ammonium cations can be removed, at least in large part, by ion-exchange and replaced with metal cations, preferably by subjecting the ammonium form of the zeolite to a mild ion exchange treatment with an aqueous NaCl solution.
  • the OH absorption bands produced by the thermal decomposition of ammonium cations are thereby avoided. Accordingly the absorption band over the range of 3745 cm -1 to about 3000 cm -1 for a zeolite so treated is almost entirely attributable to hydroxyl groups associated with defect structure and the absolute absorbance of this band can be a measure of the degree of aluminum depletion.
  • the absorption frequency least affected by absorption due to hydroxyl groups other than those associated with framework vacancies or defect sites is at 3710 ⁇ 5 cm -1 .
  • the relative number of defect sites remaining in a zeolite product of this invention can be gauged by first removing any adsorbed water from the zeolite, determining the value of the absolute absorbance in its infrared spectrum at a frequency of 3710 cm -1 , and comparing that value with the corresponding value obtained from the spectrum of a zeolite having a known quantity of defect structure.
  • the following specific procedure has been arbitrarily selected and used to measure the amount of defect structure in the products prepared in the Examples appearing hereinafter.
  • Standards with known amounts of defect structure can be prepared by treating a crystalline zeolite of the same species as the product sample with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid by the standard procedure of Kerr as described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,442,795.
  • the starting zeolite be well crystallized, substantially pure and free from defect structure.
  • the first two of these properties are readily determined by conventional X-ray analysis and the third by infrared analysis using the procedure set forth in part (B) hereof.
  • the product of the aluminum extraction should also be well crystallized and substantially free from impurities.
  • the amount of aluminum depletion, i.e., the mole fraction of tetrahedral defect structure of the standard samples can be ascertained by conventional chemical analytical procedure.
  • the molar SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 ratio of the starting zeolite used to prepare the standard sample in any given case is not narrowly critical, but is preferably within about 10% of the molar SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 ratio of the same zeolite species used as the starting material in the practice of the process of the present invention.
  • the infrared spectrum of the wafer is obtained on an interferometer system at 4 cm -1 resolution over the frequency range of at least 3745 to 3000 cm -1 .
  • Both the product sample and the standard sample are analyzed using the same interferometer system to avoid discrepancies in the analysis due to different apparatus.
  • the spectrum, normally obtained in the transmission mode of operation is mathematically converted to and plotted as wave number vs. absorbance.
  • the defect structure factor (z) is calculated by substituting the appropriate data into the following formula: ##EQU1## wherein AA.sub.(ps) is the infrared absolute absorbance measured above the estimated background of the product sample at 3710 cm -1 ; AA.sub.(std) is the absolute absorbance measured above the background of the standard at 3710 cm -1 and the mole fraction of defects in the standard are determined in accordance with part (A) above.
  • defect structure factor, z it is possible to determine from the wet chemical analysis of the product sample for SiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , titanium and/or iron and the cation content as M 2/n O whether titanium and/or iron has been substituted for aluminum in the zeolite as a result of the treatment and also the efficiency of the substitution of titanium and/or iron.
  • the essential X-ray powder diffraction patterns appearing in this specification and referred to in the appended claims are obtained using either: (1) standard X-ray powder diffraction techniques; or (2) computer based techniques using copper K-alpha radiation and using Siemens D-500 X-ray powder diffractometers with Siemens Type K-805 X-ray sources, available from Siemens Corporation, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, with appropriate computer interface.
  • the radiation source is a high-intensity, copper target, x-ray tube operated at 50 Kv and 40 ma.
  • the diffraction pattern from the copper K alpha radiation and graphite monochromator is suitably recorded by an X-ray spectrometer scintillation counter, pulse-height analyzer and strip-chart recorder.
  • Flat compressed powder samples are scanned at 2° (2 theta) per minute, using a 2 second time constant.
  • Interplanar spacings (d) are obtained from the position of the diffraction peaks expressed as 2 theta, where 2 theta is the Bragg angle as observed on the strip chart. Intensities are determined from the heights of diffraction peaks after subtracting background.
  • the molecular sieves denominated herein as "LZ-225" have the characteristic crystal structure of zeolite Y as indicated by an X-ray powder diffraction pattern having at least the d-spacings set forth in Table A, hereinafter, and have titanium atoms in the crystal lattice in the form of TiO 4 tetrahedra, preferably in an amount of at least one (1.0) TiO 4 tetrahedron per 10,000 ⁇ 3 :
  • LZ-224" The molecular sieve's denominated herein as "LZ-224" have the characteristic crystal structure of zeolite Y as indicated by an X-ray diffraction pattern having at least the d-spacings set forth in Table B, hereinafter, and having iron atoms in the crystal lattice in the form of "FeO 4 " tetrahedra, preferably in an amount of at least one (1.0) FeO 4 tetrahedron per 10,000 ⁇ 3 :
  • LZ-227 The chemical analyses for the starting mordenite and the titanium-containing molecular sieve product (hereinafter referred to as "LZ-227") are set forth in Table 5 wherein this LZ-227 product is designated product A. A comparison of the properties of this LZ-227 product (Product A) with the starting mordenite is shown in Table 6 .
  • the framework mole fractions of tetrahedra are set forth below for the starting mordenite and the LZ-227 molecular sieve product:
  • LZ-227 The chemical analyses for the starting mordenite and the molecular sieve product (herein referred to as LZ-227) are set forth in Table 5 wherein this LZ-227 product is designated product B. A comparison of the properties of this LZ-227 product (Product B) with the starting mordenite and Product A is shown in Table 6.
  • the framework mole fractions of tetrahedra are set forth below for the starting mordenite and the LZ-227 molecular sieve product:
  • LZ-227 The chemical analyses for the starting mordenite and the molecular sieve product (referred to herein as LZ-227) are set forth in Table 5 wherein this LZ-227 product is designated Product C.
  • Product C A comparison of the properties of the LZ-227 product (Product C) with the starting mordenite is shown in Table 6.
  • the framework mole fraction of tetrahedra are set forth below for the starting mordenite and Product C:
  • the molecular sieves denominated herein as "LZ-227" have the characteristic crystal structure of mordenite as indicated by an x-ray diffraction having at least the d-spacings set forth in Table C, hereinafter, and having titanium atoms in the crystal lattice in the form of TiO 4 tetrahedra, preferably in an amount of at least 1.0 per 10,000 ⁇ 3 :
  • the x-ray powder pattern of LZ-227 Product A contained in extraneous peak which was identified as Al(OH) 3 (gibbsite).
  • the x-ray powder patterns of Products B and C did not contain any extraneous peaks and there was no observable increase in background due to the presence of amorphous materials. Maintenance of both oxygen and water capacities demonstrates the products are highly crystalline.
  • the properties of the LZ-227 products indicate that the products contain titanium incorporated into the zeolite framework.
  • LZ-226 The chemical analyses for the starting mordenite and the molecular sieve product zeolite (referred to herein as "LZ-226") are set forth in Table 7 wherein this LZ-226 product is designated Product A.
  • Product A A comparison of the properties of Product A with the starting mordenite is shown in Table 8.
  • the framework mole fractions of tetrahedra are set forth below for the starting mordenite and Product A:
  • LZ-226 The chemical analyses for the starting mordenite and the molecular sieve product zeolite (referred to herein as LZ-226) are set forth in Table 7 wherein this LZ-226 product is designated Product C. A comparison of the properties of this LZ-226 product (Product C) with the starting mordenite is shown in Table 8. The framework mole fractions of tetrahedra are set forth below for the starting mordenite and this LZ-226 product.
  • LZ-226 The molecular sieves denominated herein as "LZ-226” have the characteristic crystal structure of mordenite as indicated by an x-ray diffraction pattern having at least the d-spacings set forth in Table D, below, and having iron atoms in the crystal lattice in the form of "FeO 4 " tetrahedra.
  • LZ-229 The chemical analyses for the staring zeolite L and the molecular sieve product (referred to herein as "LZ-229") are set in Table 9 wherein this LZ-229 product is designated Product A.
  • Product A A comparison of the properties of this LZ-229 product (Product A) with the starting zeolite L is shown in Table 10.
  • the framework mole fractions of tetrhedra are set forth below for the starting zeolite L and this LZ-229 product.
  • LZ-229 The chemical analyses for the starting zeolite L and the molecular sieve product (referred to herein as "LZ-229") are set forth in Table 9 wherein this LZ-229 product is designated as Product B. A comparison of the properties of this LZ-229 product (Product B) with the starting zeolite L is shown in Table 10.
  • the framework mole fractions of tetrahedra are set forth below for the starting zeolite L and this LZ-229 product:
  • LZ-228 The chemical analyses for the starting zeolite L and the moleculer sieve product (referred to herein as "LZ-228") are set forth in Table 11 wherein this LZ-228 product is designated Product A. A comparison of the properties of this LZ-228 product (Product A) with the starting zeolite L is shown in Table 12.
  • LZ-228 The chemical analyses for the starting zeolite NH 4 L and the molecular sieve product (referred to herein as "LZ-228") are set forth in Table 11 wherein this LZ228 product is designated Product B. A comparison of the properties of this LZ-228 product (Product B) with the starting zeolite L is shown in Table 12.
  • the molecular sieves denominated herein as "LZ-228" have the characteristic crystal structure of zeolite L as indicated by an x-ray powder diffraction pattern having at least the d-spacings set forth in Table F, below, and having iron atoms in the crystal lattice in the form of FeO 4 tetrahedra, preferably in an amount of at least 1.0 per 10,000 ⁇ 3 .
  • LZ-231 The molecular sieves denominated herein as "LZ-231" have the characteristic crystal structure of zeolite clinoptilolite as indicated by an x-ray powder diffraction pattern having at least the d-spacings set forth in Table G below and having titanium atoms in the crystal lattice in the form of TiO 4 tetrahedra, preferably in an amount of at least 1.0 per 10,000 ⁇ 3 .
  • LZ-233 The molecular sieves denominated herein as "LZ-233" have the characteristic crystal structure of zeolite offretite as indicated by an x-Ray powder diffraction pattern having at least the d-spacings set forth in Table H below and having titanium atoms in the crystal lattice in the form of TiO 4 tetrahedra, preferably in an amount of at least 1.0 per 10,000 ⁇ 3 .
  • LZ-232 Moles of titanium substituted per mole of aluminum removed: 0.60
  • the molecular sieves denominated herein as "LZ-232" have the characteristic crystal structure of Zeolite Erionite as indicated by an x-ray powder diffraction pattern having at least the d-spacings set forth in Table J below and having titanium atoms in the crystal lattice in the form of TiO 4 tetrahedra, preferably in an amount of at least 1.0 per 10,000 ⁇ 3 :
  • the framework mole fractions of tetrahedra are set forth below for the starting NH 4 W and the LZ-230 product..
  • LZ-230 The molecular sieves denominated herein as "LZ-230" have the characteristic crystal structure of Zeolite W as indicated by an x-ray powder diffraction pattern having at least the d-spacings set forth in Table K below and having titanium atoms in the crystals lattice in the form to TiO 4 tetrahedra, preferably in an amount of at least 1.0 per 10,000 ⁇ 3 .
  • novel zeolites denominated LZ-241 have the characteristic crystal structure of zeolite ZSM-5 as indicated by an X-ray diffraction pattern having at least the d-spacings set forth in Table M below and having extraneous titanium atoms in the crystal lattice in the form of TiO 4 tetrahedra, preferable in an amount of at least 1.0 per 10,000 ⁇ 3 .
  • Example 1 of European patent application No. 82109451.3 was repeated with the starting reaction mixture having a composition based on molar ratios of:
  • the two samples were then analyzed by SEM (scanning electron microscope) and EDAX (energy dispersive analysis by x-ray) microprobe.
  • SEM scanning electron microscope
  • EDAX energy dispersive analysis by x-ray microprobe.
  • the SEM probe of the two samples showed four morphologies to be present and such are shown in FIG. 6.
  • the four morphologies of the two samples prepared in accordance with the European application and the EDAX microprobe analysis for each morphology was as follows:
  • Needles or fine rods had an EDAX microprobe of:
  • Tables X and XI shows an X-ray pattern typical of a ZSM-5 type product and can be attributed to the smooth, integrown hexagonal particles which contained no titanium.
  • Two samples were calcined with a separate portion of each sample being calcined in air 540° C. for sixteen hours. These calcination conditions correspond to those employed in European Application No. 82109451.3.
  • the X-ray patterns of the calcined products were as follows:
  • the X-ray diffraction patterns of the calcined samples show a ZSM-5 type pattern with only slight differences from the as-synthesized.
  • chemical analysis (bulk) of a portion of the calcined samples 1 and 2 are carried out the following is obtained:
  • the molecular sieves compositions of this invention have unique surface characteristics making them useful as molecular sieves and as catalyst or as bases for catalysts in a variety of separation, hydrocarbon conversion and oxidative combustion processes. These composition can be impregnated or otherwise associated with catalytically active metals by the numerous methods know in the art and used, for example, in fabricating catalysts compositions containing alumina or aluminosilicate materials.
  • the instant molecular sieve compositions may be employed for separating molecular species in admixture with molecular species of a different degree of polarity or having different kinetic diameters by contacting such mixtures with a molecular sieve composition having pore diameters large enough to adsorb at least one but not all molecular species of the mixture based on the polarity of the adsorbed molecular species and/or its kinetic diameter.
  • the compositions are at least partially activated whereby some molecular species selectively enter the intracrystalline pore system thereof.
  • hydrocarbon conversion reactions which may be catalyzed by the instant molecular sieve compositions include; cracking, hydrocracking; alkylation of both the aromatic and isoparaffin types; isomerization (including xylene isomerization); polymerization; reforming; hydrogenation; dehydrogenation; transalkylation; dealkylation; and hydration.
  • catalyst composition containing the instant molecular sieve compositions also contains a hydrogenation promoter
  • a hydrogenation promoter may be platinum, palladium, tungsten, nickel or molybdenum and may be used to treat various petroleum stocks including heavy petroleum residual stocks, cyclic stocks and other hydrocrackable charge stocks.
  • These stocks can be hydrocracked at temperatures in the range of between about 400° F. and about 825° F. using molar ratios of hydrogen to hydrocarbon in the range of between about 2 and about 80, pressures between about 10 and about 3500 p.s.i.g., and a liquid hourly space velocity (LHSV) of between about 0.1 and about 20, preferably between about 1.0 and about 10.
  • LHSV liquid hourly space velocity
  • Catalyst compositions containing the instant molecular sieve compositions may also be employed in reforming processes in which the hydrocarbon feedstocks contact the catalyst at temperatures between about 700° F. and about 1000° F., hydrogen pressures of between about 100 and about 500 p.s.i.g., LHSV values in the range between about 0.1 and about 10 and hydrogen to hydrocarbon molar ratios in the range between about 1 and about 20, preferably between about 4 and about 12.
  • catalysts containing the instant molecular sieve compositions which also contain hydrogenation promoters are also useful in hydroisomerization processes wherein the feedstock(s), such as normal paraffins, is converted to saturated branched-chain isomers.
  • Hydroisomerization processes are typically carried out at a temperature between about 200° F. and about 600° F., preferably between about 300° F. and about 550° F. with an LHSV value between about 0.2 and about 1.0.
  • Hydrogen is typically supplied to the reactor in admixture with the hydrocarbon feedstock in molar proportions of hydrogen to the feedstock of between about 1 and about 5.
  • Catalyst compositions similar to those employed for hydrocracking and hydroisomerization may also be employed at between abut 650° F. and about 1000° F., preferably between about 850° F. and about 950° F. and usually at somewhat lower pressures within the range between about 15 and about 50 p.s.i.g. for the hydroisomerization of normal paraffins.
  • the paraffin feedstock comprises normal paraffins having a carbon number range of c 7 -C 20 .
  • the contact time between the feedstock and the TiSO containing catalyst is generally relatively short to avoid undersirable side reactions such as olefin polymerization and paraffin cracking. LHSV values in the range between about 0.1 and about 10, preferably between about 1.0 and about 6.0 are suitable.
  • the low alkali metal content (often not measurable by current analytical techniques) of the instant of the instant compositions make them particularly well suited for use in the conversion of alkylaromatic compounds, particularly for use in the catalytic disproportionation of toluene, xylene, trimethylbenzenes, tetramethylbenzenes and the like. In such disproportionation processes it has been observed that isomerization and transalkylation can also occur.
  • the catalysts containing the instant molecular sieve compositions and employed for such processes will typically include Group VIII noble metal adjuvants alone or in conjunction with Group VI-B metals such as tungsten, molybdenum and chromium which are preferably included in such catalyst compositions in amounts between about 3 and about 15 weight-% of the overall catalyst composition.
  • Extraneous hydrogen can, but need not be present in the reaction zone which is maintained at a temperature between about 400° and about 750° F., pressures in the range between about 100 and about 2000 p.s.i.g. and LHSV values in the range between about 0.1 and about 15.
  • Catalysts containing the instant molecular sieve compositions may be employed in catalytic cracking processes wherein such are preferably employed with feedstocks such as gas oils, heavy naphthas, deasphalted crude oil residues etc. with gasoline being the principal desired product.
  • feedstocks such as gas oils, heavy naphthas, deasphalted crude oil residues etc.
  • gasoline being the principal desired product.
  • Temperature conditions are typically between about 850° and about 1100° F.
  • LHSV values between about 0.5 and about 10 pressure conditions are between about 0 p.s.i.g. and about 50 p.s.i.g.
  • Catalysts containing the instant molecular sieve compositions may be employed for dehydrocyclization reactions which employ paraffinic hydrocarbon feedstocks, preferably normal paraffins having more than 6 carbon atoms, to form benzene, xylenes, toluene and the like.
  • Dehydrocyclization processes are typically carried out using reaction conditions similar to those employed for catalytic cracking. For such processes it is preferred to use a Group VIII non-noble metal cation such as cobalt and nickel in conjunction with the molecular sieve composition.
  • Catalysts containing the instant molecular sieve compositions may be employed in catalytic dealkylation where paraffinic side chains are cleaved from aromatic nuclei without substantially hydrogenating the ring structure at relatively high temperatures in the range between about 800° F. and about 1000° F. at moderate hydrogen pressures between about 300 and about 1000 p.s.i.g. with other conditions being similar to those described above for catalytic hydrocracking.
  • Catalysts employed for catalytic dealkylation are of the same type described above in connection with catalytic dehydrocyclization. Particularly desirable dealkylation reactions contemplated herein include the conversion of methylnaphthalene to naphthalene and toluene and/or xylenes to benzene.
  • Catalysts containing the instant molecular sieve compositions may be used in catalytic hydrofining wherein the primary objective is to provide for the selective hydrodecomposition of organic sulfur and/or nitrogen compounds without substantially affecting hydrocarbon molecules present therewith.
  • the catalysts are the same typically of the same general nature as described in connection with dehydrocylization operations.
  • Feedstocks commonly employed for catalytic hydroforming include: gasoline fractions; kerosenes; jet fuel fractions; diesel fractions; light and heavy gas oils; deasphalted crude oil residua; and the like.
  • the feedstock may contain up to about 5 weight-percent of sulfur and up to about 3 weight-percent of nitrogen.
  • Catalysts containing the instant molecular sieve compositions may be employed for isomerization processes under conditions similar to those described above for reforming although isomerization processes tend to require somewhat more acidic catalysts than those employed in reforming processes.
  • Olefins are preferably isomerized at temperatures between about 500° F. and about 900° F., while paraffins, naphthenes and alkyl aromatics are isomerized at temperatures between about 700° F. and about 1000° F.
  • Particularly desirable isomerization reactions contemplated herein include the conversion of n-heptane and/or n-octane to isoheptanes, iso-octanes, butane to iso-butane, methylcyclopentane to cylcohexane, meta-xylene and/or ortho-xylene to para-xylene, 1-butene to 2-butene and/or isobutene, n-hexene to isohexane, cyclohexane to methylcyclopentene etc.
  • the preferred cation form is a combination of a molecular sieve of this invention and polyvalent metal compounds (such as sulfides) of metals of Group II-A, Group II-B and rare earth metals.
  • polyvalent metal compounds such as sulfides
  • the instant molecular sieve compositions having pores of at least 5 ⁇ are preferred.
  • the temperature is usually at least 350° F. and ranges up to a temperature at which substantial cracking of the feedstock or conversion products occurs, generally up to about 700° F.
  • the temperature is preferably at least 450 ⁇ F. and not greater than the critical temperature of the compound undergoing dealkylation. Pressure conditions are applied to retain at least the aromatic feed in the liquid state.
  • the temperature can be as low as 250° F. but is preferably at least 350° F.
  • the preferred alkylation agents are olefins such as ethylene and propylene.
  • the molecular sieve compositions of this invention may be employed in conventional molecular sieving processes as heretofore have been carried out using aluminosilicate, aluminophosphate or other commonly employed molecular sieves.
  • the instant compositions are preferably activated, e.g. calcined in air or nitrogen, prior to their use in a molecular sieve process.
  • the molecular sieve compositions of this invention are also useful as adsorbents and are capable of separating mixtures of molecular species both on the basis of molecular size (kinetic diameters) and based on the degree of polarity of the molecular species.
  • the instant molecular sieve composition is chosen in view of the dimensions of its pores such that at least the smallest molecular specie of the mixture can enter the intracrystalline void space while at least the largest specie is excluded.
  • the more hydrophilic molecular sieve composition will preferentially adsorb the more polar molecular species of a mixture having different degrees of polarity even though both molecular species can communicate with the pore system of the molecular sieve composition.

Abstract

Molecular sieve compositions are prepared by extracting aluminum and substituting titanium and/or iron for extracted aluminum to give molecular sieve products containing framework titanium and/or iron atoms. The process of preparing the titanium and/or iron-containing molecular sieves involves contacting a starting zeolite with a solution or slurry of a fluoro salt of titanium and/or iron under effective process conditions to provide for aluminum extraction and substitution of titanium and/or iron.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The instant invention relates to novel zeolite compositions the method for their preparation and to processes employing them. More particularly it relates to zeolite compositions topologically related to prior known zeolites but which are characterized as containing framework atoms of iron and/or titanium, and preferably having a very low content of defect sites in the structure, as hereinafter disclosed. In general the preparative process involves contacting the starting zeolite under controlled conditions with an aqueous solution of a fluoro salt of titanium and/or iron, preferably a fluoro salt which does not form insoluble salts with aluminum.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The crystal structures of naturally occurring and as-synthesized zeolitic aluminiosilicates are composed of AlO4 - and SiO4 tetrahedra which are cross-linked by the sharing of oxygen atoms. The electrovalence of each tetrahedron containing an aluminum atom is balanced by association with a cation. Most commonly this cation is a metal cation such as Na+ or K+ but organic species such as quaternary ammonium ions are also employed in zeolite synthesis and in some instances appear as cations in the synthesized product zeolite. In general the metal cations are, to a considerable extent at least, replaceable with other cations including H+ and NH4 +. In many instances the organic cation species are too large to pass through the pore system of the zeolite and hence cannot be directly replaced by ion exchange techniques. Thermal treatments can reduce these organic cations to H+ or NH4 + cations which can be directly ion-exchanged. Thermal treatment of the H+ or NH4 + cationic forms of zeolites can result in the substantial removal of these cations from their normal association with the AlO4 - tetrahedra thereby creating an electrovalent imbalance in the zeolite structure which must be accompanied by structural rearrangements to restore the electrovalent balance. Commonly when AlO4 - tetrahedra constitute about 40% or more of the total framework tetrahedra, the necessary structural rearrangements cannot be accommodated and the crystal structure collapses. In more siliceous zeolites, the structural integrity is substantially maintained but the resulting "decationized" form has certain significantly different properties from its fully cationized precursor.
The relative instability of aluminum in zeolites, particularly in the non-metallic cationic or the decationized form, is well recognized in the art. For example, in U.S. Pat. No. 3,640,681, issued to P. E. Pickert on Feb. 3, 1972, there is disclosed a process for extracting framework aluminum from zeolites which involves dehydroxylating a partially cation deficient form of the zeolite and then contacting it with acetylacetone or a metal derivative thereof to chelate and solubilize aluminum atoms. Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid has been proposed as an extractant for extracting aluminum from a zeolite framework in a process which is in some respects similar to the Pickert process. It is also known that calcining the H+ or NH4 + cation forms of zeolites such as zeolite Y in an environment of water vapor, either extraneous or derived from dehydroxylation of the zeolite itself, is effective in removing framework aluminum by hydrolysis. Evidence of this phenomenon is set forth in U.S. Pat. No. 3,506,400, issued Apr. 14, 1970 to P. E. Eberly, Jr. et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 3,493,519, issued Feb. 3, 1970 to G. T. Kerr et al.; and U.S. Pat. No. 3,513,108, issued May 19, 1970 to G. T. Kerr. In those instances in which the crystal structure of the product composition is retained after the rigorous hydrothermal treatment involved, infrared analysis indicated the presence of substantial hydroxyl groups exhibiting a stretching frequency in the area of about 3740, 3640 and 3550 cm-1. The infrared analytical data of U.S. Pat. No. 3,506,400 is especially instructive in this regard. An explanation of the mechanism of the creation of these hydroxyl groups is provided by Kerr et al. in U.S. Pat. No. 3,493,519 wherein the patentees states that the aluminum atoms in the lattice framework of hydrogen zeolites can react with water resulting in the removal of aluminum from the lattice in accordance with the following equation: ##STR1## The aluminum removed from its original lattice position is capable of further reaction with cationic hydrogen, according to Kerr et al. to yield aluminum-containing i.e., hydroxyoaluminum, cations by the equation: ##STR2## It has been suggested that stabilization of NH4 Y occurs through hydrolysis of sufficient framework aluminum to form stable clusters of these hydroxoaluminum cations within the sodalite cages, thereby holding the zeolite structure together while the framework anneals itself through the migration of some of the framework silicon atoms.
It is alleged in U.S. Pat. No. 3,594,331, issued July 20, 1971 to C. H. Elliott, that fluoride ions in aqueous media, particularly under conditions in which the pH is less than about 7, are quite effective in extracting framework aluminum from zeolite lattices, and in fact when the fluoride concentration exceeds about 15 grams active fluoride per 10,000 grams of zeolite, destruction of the crystal lattice by the direct attack on the framework silicon as well as on the framework aluminum can result. A fluoride treatment of this type using from 2 to 22 grams of available fluoride per 10,000 grams of zeolite (anhydrous) in which the fluorine is provided by ammonium fluorosilicate is also described therein. The treatment is carried out for the purpose of improving the thermal stability of the zeolite. It is theorized by the patentee that the fluoride in some manner becomes attached to the constructional alkali metal oxide, thereby reducing the fluxing action of the basic structural Na2 O which would otherwise result in the collapse of the crystal structure. Such treatment within the constraints of the patent disclosure has no effect on either the overall silicon content of the zeolite product or the silicon content of a unit cell of the zeolite.
Since stability is quite obviously, in part at least, a function of the Al2 O3 content of the zeolite framework, it would appear to be advantageous to obtain zeolites having lower proportions of Al2 O3 while avoiding the structural changes inherent in framework aluminum extraction. Despite considerable effort in this regard, however, only very modest success has been achieved, and this has applied to a few individual species only.
A process for increasing the SiO2 /Al2 O3 ratio in zeolites is disclosed in copending U.S. Ser. No. 315,853, filed Oct. 28, 1981. The process disclosed therein comprises inserting silicon atoms as SiO4 tetrahedra into the crystal lattice of an aluminosilicate having a SiO2 /Al2 O3 molar ratio of at least 3 and pore diameters of at least 3 Angstroms with a fluorosilicate salt in an amount of at least 0.0075 moles per 100 grams of the zeolitic aluminosilicate on an anhydrous basis, said fluorosilicate salt being in the form of an aqueous solution having a pH value within the range of 3 to about 7 and brought into contact with the zeolitic aluminosilicate at a rate sufficiently slow to preserve at least 60 percent of the crystallinity of the starting zeolitic aluminosilicate.
The difficulty which is met in preparing titanium-containing molecular sieve compositions is further demonstrated by the failure of European patent application Ser. No. 82109451.3 (Publication No. 77,522 published Apr. 27, 1983) entitled "Titanium-containing zeolites and method for their production as well as use of said zeolites", to actually prepare titanium-containing molecular sieve compositions. Although the applicants claim the preparation of titano-aluminosilicates having the pentasil structure, it is evident from an analysis of the products of the examples that titanium was not present in the form of a framework tetrahederal oxide. The products of the examples of European patent application Ser. No. 82109451.3 will be discussed in detail in comparative examples hereinafter.
DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
FIG. 1 is a tertnary diagram wherein parameters relating to the instant compositions are set forth as mole fractions.
FIGS. 2 and 3 are SEM (Scanning Electron Micrographs) of ZSM-5 and LZ-241, respectively, as hereinafter discussed.
FIGS. 4 and 5 are EDAX (Energy Disperive Analysis by X-ray) graphs for ZSM-5 and LZ-241, respectively, as hereinafter discussed.
FIG. 6 is a Scanning Electron Micrograph of a product prepared in accordance to European patent application Ser. No. 82109451.3, as hereinafter discussed.
SUMMARY OF THE IVENTION
Molecular sieves and the process for their preparation are claimed wherein said molecular sieves have three-dimensional microporous crystalline framework structures of TiO2 and/or FeO2, AlO2 and SiO2 tetrahedral oxide units. These new molecular sieves have a unit empirical formula on an anhydrous basis of:
(Σ.sub.w Al.sub.x Si.sub.y)O.sub.2
where "Σ" is at least titanium and/or iron; and "w", "x" and "y" represent one of the mole fractions of "Σ", aluminum and silicon, respectively, present as framework tetrahedral oxide units, said mole fractions being such that they are within the compositional area defined by points A, B and C in FIG. 1, where points A, B and C have the following values for "w", "x" and "y":
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A         0.49         0.01   0.50                                        
B         0.01         0.49   0.50                                        
C         0.01         0.01   0.98                                        
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to new molecular sieve compositions and to the processes for their preparation. The molecular sieves of the instant invention have three-dimensional microporous crystal framework structures of "ΣO2 ", AlO2 and SiO2 tetrahedral units which have a unit empirical formula on an anhydrous basis of:
(Σ.sub.w Al.sub.x Si.sub.y)O.sub.2                   ( 1)
wherein "Σ" represents at least one of titanium and/or iron; and "w", "x" and "y" represent the mole fractions of "Σ", aluminum and silicon, respectively, present as tetrahedral oxides, said mole fractions being such that they are within the trigonal compositional area defined by points A, B and C and representing the following values for "w", "x", and "y":______________________________________Mole FractionPoint w x y______________________________________A 0.49 0.01 0.50B 0.01 0.49 0.50C 0.01 0.01 0.98______________________________________
The term "unit empirical formula" is used herein according to its common meaning to designate the simplest formula which gives the relative number of moles of titanium and/or iron, aluminum and silicon which form "ΣO2 ", AlO2, and SiO2 tetrahedral units within the molecular sieve. The unit empricial formula is given in terms of titanium and/or iron, aluminum and silicon as shown in Formula (1), above, and does not include other compounds, cations or anions which may be present as a result of the preparation or the existence of other impurities or materials in the bulk composition not containing the aforementioned tetrahedral units.
The instant process generally comprises a method for removing framework aluminum from zeolites having SiO2 /Al2 O3 mole ratios of about 3 or greater and substituting therefore one or more elements selected from the group consisting of titanium and iron. The resulting molecular sieves contain titanium and/or iron and have crystal structures similar to that of the initial zeolite.
The process of the invention comprises contacting a crystalline zeolite having pore diameters of at least about 3 Angstroms and having a molar SiO2 /Al2 O3 ratio of at least 3, with an effective amount of fluoro salt of titanium and/or iron, preferably in an amount of at least 0.001 moles per 100 grams of zeolite starting material, said fluoro salt being in the form of an aqueous solution or slurry and brought into contact with the zeolite either incrementally or continuously at a slow rate (optionally in the presence of a buffer) whereby framework aluminum atoms of the zeolite are removed and replaced by titanium and/or iron atoms. It is desirable that the process be carried out such that at least 60, preferably at least 80, and more preferably at least 90 percent of the crystal structure of the starting zeolite is retained and that the Defect Structure Factor (hereinafter defined) is increased by less than 0.15, and preferably by less than 0.10.
Crystalline zeolite starting materials suitable for the practice of the present invention can be any of the well known naturally occurring or synthetically produced zeolite species which have pores large enough to permit the passage of water, titanium and/or iron fluoro salts and reaction products through their internal cavity system. These materials can be represented, in terms of molar ratios of oxides, as
M.sub.2/n.sup.O:Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :xSiO.sub.2 :yH.sub.2 O
wherein "M" is a cation having the valence "n", "x" is a value of at least about 3 and "y" has a value of from zero to about 9 depending upon the degree of hydration and the capacity of the particular zeolite to hold absorbed water. Alternatively, the framework composition of the naturally occurring or synthetic zeolite starting material can be expressed in terms of the mole fraction of framework tetrahedra, TO2, as:
(Al.sub.a Si.sub.b)O.sub.2                                 ( 2)
wherein "a" is the fraction of framework tetrahedral sites occupied by aluminum atoms and "b" is the fraction of framework tetrahedral sites occupied by silicon atoms. Should the framework of the starting material contain atoms in addition to silicon and aluminum, these materials may be similarly expressed in terms of their "TO2 " formula in terms of their fractional occupation of the framework of the starting material. The algebraic sum of all of the subscripts within the brackets is equal to 1. In the above example, a+b=1.
Representative of the crystalline aluminsilicate zeolite molecular sieves which may be employed in the instant process include, but are not limited to erionite, mordenite, clinoptilolite, zeolite Y, zeolite L, zeolite LZ-105, zeolite omega, zeolite beta, zeolite TMA offretite, zeolite ZSM-5, zeolite ZSM-34 and zeolite ZSM-35. Both naturall;y occurring and synthetically prepared zeolite molecular sieves can be used. Zeolite Y is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,130,007; zeolite L is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,216,789; zeolite LZ-105 is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,257,885; zeolite omega is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,241,036; zeolite beta is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,308,069; zeolite ZSM-5 is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,702,886; zeolite ZSM-34 is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,086,186; and zeolite ZSM-35 is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,992,466.
For reasons more fully explained hereinafter, the starting zeolite should be able to withstand the initial loss of framework aluminum atoms to at least a modest degree without collapse of the crystal structure unless the process is to be carried out at a very slow rate. In general the ability to withstand aluminum extraction and maintain a high level of crystallinity is directly proportional to the initial SiO2 /Al2 O3 molar ratio of the zeolite. Accordingly, it is preferred that the value for "x" in the formula above, be at least about 3. Also it is preferred that at least about 50, and more preferably at least 95% of the AlO4 tetrahedra of the naturally occurring or as-synthesized zeolite are present in the staring zeolite. Most advantageously the starting zeolite contains as many as possible of its original AlO4 tetrahedra, i.e. has not been subjected to any post-formation treatment which either extensively removes aluminum atoms from their original framework sites or converts them from the normal conditions of 4-fold coordination with oxygen.
The cation population of the starting zeolite is not a critical factor insofar as substitution of titanium and/or iron for framework aluminum is concerned, but since the substitution mechanism may involve the in situ formation of salts of at least some of the zeolitic cations, it is advantageous that these salts be water-soluble to a substantial degree to facilitate their removal from the molecular sieve product. It is found that ammonium cations form the most soluble salts in this regard and it is accordingly preferred that at least 50 percent, most preferably 85 or more percent, of the zeolite cations be ammonium or hydronium cations. Sodium and potassium, two of the most common cations present in zeolites, are found to form Na3 AlF6 and K3 AlF6 respectively, both of which are only very sparingly soluble in either hot or cold water. When these compounds are formed as precipitates within the structural cavities of the zeolite they are quite difficult to remove by water washing. Their removal, moreover, is important if thermal stability of the molecular sieve product is desired since substantial amounts of fluoride can cause crystal collapse at temperatures as low as 500° C.
For purposes of simplifying the description of the products of the above process, as above defined the framework composition of the zeolite starting material and the products of the instant process are expressed in terms of mole fractions of framework tetrahedra, i.e., the "TO2 ". The starting zeolite may be expressed as:
(Al.sub.a Si.sub.b □.sub.z)O.sub.2
whereas "a" is the mole fraction of aluminum tetrahedra in the framework; "b" is the mole fraction of silicon tetrahedra in the framework; "□" denotes defect sites in the framework; and "z" is the mole fraction of defect sites in the zeolite framework. In many cases the "z" value for the starting zeolite is zero and the defect sites are simply eliminated from the expression. Numerically the sum of the values a+b+z=1.
The molecular sieves products of the instant process, expressed in terms of the mole fractions of framework tetrahedra (TO2) will have the form:
[Al.sub.(a-N) Si.sub.b Σ.sub.c □.sub.z ]O.sub.2
wherein: "N" is defined as the mole fraction of aluminum tetrahedra removed from the framework during the treatment; "a" is the mole fraction of aluminum tetrahedra present in the framework of the starting zeolite; "b" is the mole fraction of silicon tetrahedra present in the framework of the starting zeolite; "z" is the mole fraction of defect sites in the framework; the Greek letter sigma, "Σ" denotes at least one of titanium and iron; and "c" is the mole fraction of titanium and/or iron tetrahedra resulting from the fluoro salt treatment of the instant process. Theoretically, there should be no change in the silicon content and therefore "c" should equal (N-Δz) where "Δz" is the net change in the mole fraction of defect sites in the zeolite framework resulting from the treatment, Δz=z (product zeolite)-z (starting zeolite) The term "Defect Structure Factor" value of that particular zeolite. The net change in Defect Structure Factors between the starting zeolite and the product zeolite is equivalent to "Δz". Numerically, the sum of the values:
(a-N)+b+c+z=1;
and
(a-N)+b+(N-Δz)+z=1
The titanium and iron-containing molecular sieve compositions prepared by the instant process have framework aluminum removed from the starting zeolite with substitution therefore by titanium and/or iron. The instant process generally comprises contacting a crystalline zeolite having a pore diameter of at least about 3 Angstroms and having a molar SiO2 /Al2 O3 ratio of at least 3, with an effective amount of a fluoro salt of titanium and/or iron, preferably an amount of at least 0.001 moles of fluoro salt per 100 grams of zeolite starting material, said fluoro salt being in the form of a solution or slurry, preferably aqueous and/or alcohols, at an effective pH where the pH value is generally greater than one (1), more preferably greater than 3 and most preferably in the range of about 3 to about 7. The fluoro salt solution or slurry is brought into contact with the zeolite either incrementally or continuously at a slow rate whereby framework aluminum atoms of the zeolite are removed and replaced by titanium and/or iron atoms from the fluoro salt. The fluoro salt is preferably provided as an aqueous solution or slurry but it is believed that solutions or slurries employing alcohols and other organic solvents may be employed.
The process generally comprises:
(a) contacting at effective process conditions a zeolite with an effective amount of a fluoro salt of titanium and/or iron; and
(b) isolating the titanium and/or iron-containing molecular sieve product from the reaction mixture.
The fluoro salt is in the form of a solution or slurry, preferably aqueous, and is brought into contact with the zeolite either incrementally or continuously at an effective rate such that a portion of the framework aluminum atoms are removed and replaced by titanium and/or iron atoms at a rate which preferably retains at least 80 percent and more preferably at least 90 percent of the crystal structure of the starting zeolite.
For reasons more fully explained hereinafter, the starting zeolite should be able to withstand the initial loss of framework aluminum atoms to at least a modest degree without collapse of the crystal structure unless the process is to be carried out at a very slow pace, or the process is to be buffered as hereinbefore discussed. Accordingly, the SiO2 /Al2 O3 ratio in the initial Y zeolite starting material is preferably at least about 3.0. It is preferred that at least about 50%, and more preferably at least 95%, of the AlO4 - tetrahedra of the naturally occurring or as-synthesized synthetic zeolite are present in the starting zeolite, i.e., the starting zeolite has not been subjected to any post-formation treatment which either extensively removes aluminum atoms from their original framework sites or converts them from the normal conditions of 4-fold coordination with oxygen.
The fluoro salt used as the aluminum extractant and also as the source of titanium and/or iron, which is inserted into the zeolite structure in place of the extracted aluminum, can be any of the fluoro salts having the general formula:
(A).sub.2/b ΣF.sub.6 ; (A).sub.2/b ΣF.sub.5 ; or (A).sub.2/b ΣF.sub.4
wherein "Σ" is titanium and/or iron and "A" is a metallic or non-metallic cation, having the valence "b". Cations represented by "A" include alkylammonium, NH4 +, H+, Mg++, Li+, Na+, K+, Ba++, Cd++, Cu+, Cu++, Ca++, Cs+, Fe++, Co++, Pb++, Mn++, Rb+, Ag+, Sr++, Tl+ and Zn++. The ammonium cation form of the fluoro salt is generally preferred because of its solubility in water and also because the ammonium cations form water soluble by-product salts upon reaction with the zeolite, namely (NH4)3 AlF6 and/or (NH4)2 AlF5.
The manner in which the fluoro salt of titanium and/or iron and the starting zeolite are brought into contact and the overall process of substituting titanium and/or iron for aluminum in the zeolite framework is believed to be a two step process in which the aluminum extraction step tends to, unless controlled, proceed very rapidly while the insertion of titanium and/or iron is generally relatively slow. If dealumination becomes too extensive without the substitution of titanium and/or iron the crystal structure becomes seriously degraded and ultimately collapses. While not wishing to be bound by any particular theory, it appears that fluoride ion acts as the agent for extraction of framework aluminum in accordance with the equation: ##STR3## It is important, therefore, that the initial dealumination step be inhibited and the step involving insertion of titanium and/or iron be promoted to achieve the desired molecular sieve products. It is found that the various zeolites have varying degrees of resistance toward degradation as a consequence of framework aluminum extraction without substitution of titanium and/or iron into the framework. The rate of aluminum extraction generally decreases as the pH of the fluoro salt solution in contact with the zeolite is increased below about one (1) (and accordingly the pH is preferably within the range of 3 to 7) and as the concentration of the fluoro salt of titanium and/or iron in the reaction system is decreased. Also, increasing the reaction temperature tends to increase the rate of substitution of titanium and/or iron. Whether it is necessary or desirable to buffer the reaction system or select a particular fluoro salt concentration to control the pH it is readily determined for each zeolite species by routine observation and evaluation. The question of whether the reaction system may advantageously be buffered will in large part depend on the selection of the particular starting zeolite, since zeolites have varying tolerances to acid and base media. For example, some zeolites can withstand very low pH conditions and a high level of dealumination without collapse of the crystal structure. When it is advantageous to buffer the reaction mixture in a particular pH range the reaction mixture may be buffered in a manner as generally heretofore employed in the art. The use of buffering salts, such as ammonium acetate, or use of an inert solid to react with excess acid or base, e.g. clays or aluminas, may be generally employed to buffer the pH of the reaction mixture.
Theoretically, there is no lower limit for the concentration of fluoro salt of titanium and/or iron in the aqueous solution or slurry employed, provided of course the effective pH (the "effective pH" is a pH such that under effective process conditions a monomeric form of titanium is present in the reaction system) of the solution or slurry is high enough to avoid undue destructive acidic attack on the particular zeolite structure apart from the intended reaction with an effective amount of the fluoro salt, i.e. that amount which provides sufficient fluoride and amount of titanium and/or iron for the process and desired amount of titanium and/or iron in the final molecular sieve product. A slow rate of addition of the fluoro salt generally provides adequate time for the insertion of titanium and/or iron as a framework substitute for extracted aluminum before excessive aluminum extraction occurs with consequent collapse of the crystal structure. Practical commercial considerations, however, may require that the reaction proceed as rapidly as possible, and accordingly the conditions of reaction temperature and reagent concentrations will necessarily be optimized with respect to each zeolite starting material and with respect to commercial operation. In general it is believed that the more highly siliceous the zeolite, the higher the permissible reaction temperature and the lower the pH conditions which may be employed in the instant process. In general the preferred effective reaction temperature is within the range between about 10° and about 99° C., preferably between about 20° C. and 95° C., but temperatures of 125° C. or higher and as low as 0° C. are believed employable in some instances with some zeolite starting materials and with fluoro salts in a form other than aqueous solutions or slurries. At pH values below about 3 crystal degradation of many zeolites is found to be unduly severe, whereas at pH values higher than 7, insertion of the titanium and/or iron may be slow from a practical standpoint as a result of the solubility of titanium and iron at these pHs and as a result of certain polymerization reactions. The maximum concentration of fluoro salt in the aqueous solution employed is, of course, interrelated to the temperature and pH factors and also with the time of contact between the zeolite and the solution and the relative proportions of zeolite and fluoro salt. Solutions having fluoro salt concentrations of between about 10-3 moles per liter of solution and up to saturation of the solution can be employed, but it is preferred that concentrations in the range of between about 0.5 and about 1.0 moles per liter of solution be used. In addition, as hereinbefore discussed, slurries of the fluoro salts of titanium and/or iron may be employed. The aforementioned concentration values are with respect to true solutions, and are not intended to apply to the total fluoro salts in solution or in slurries of the salts in water. Even very slightly soluble fluoro salts can be slurried in water and used as a reagent--the undissolved solids being readily available to replace dissolved molecular species consumed in reaction with the zeolite. As stated hereinabove, the amount of dissolved fluoro salts employed with respect to the particular zeolite being treated will depend to some extent upon the physical and chemical properties of the individual zeolites and other effective process conditions. However, the minimum value for the amount of fluoro salt to be added is preferably at least equivalent to the minimum mole fraction of aluminum to be removed from the zeolite.
In specifying the proportions of the zeolite starting material or adsorption properties of the zeolite product and the like herein, the "anhydrous state" of the zeolite will be intended unless otherwise stated. The term "anhydrous state" is employed herein to refer to a material substantially devoid of both physically adsorbed and chemically adsorbed water. In general a zeolite may be prepared in the anhydrous state by heating the zeolite in dry air at about 450° C. for about 4 hours.
It is apparent from the foregoing that, with respect to effective process conditions, it is desirable that the integrity of the zeolite crystal structure be substantially maintained throughout the process, and that, in addition to having titanium and/or iron atoms inserted into the lattice, the zeolite retains at least 60 percent, preferably at least 80 and more preferably at least 90 percent of its original crystallinity. A convenient technique for assessing the crystallinity of the products relative to the crystallinity of the starting material is the comparison of the relative intensities of the d-spacings of their respective X-ray powder diffraction patterns. The sum of the peak heights, in terms of arbitrary units above background, of the starting material is used as the standard and is compared with the corresponding peak heights of the products. When, for example, the numerical sum of the peak heights of the molecular sieve product is 85 percent of the value of the sum of the peak heights of the starting zeolite, then 85 percent of the crystallinity has been retained. In practice it is common to utilize only a portion of the d-spacing peaks for this purpose, as for example, five of the six strongest d-spacings. In zeolite Y these d-spacings correspond to the Miller Indices 331, 440, 533, 642 and 555. Other indicia of the crystallinity retained by the zeolite product are the degree of retention of surface area and the degree of retention of the adsorption capacity. Surface areas can be determined by the well-known Brunauer-Emmett-Teller method (B-E-T). J. Am. Chem. Soc. 60 309 (1938) using nitrogen as the adsorbate. In determining the adsorption capacity, the capacity for oxygen at -183° C. at 100 Torr is preferred.
All available evidence, to date, indicates that the above described process of this invention is unique in being able to produce zeolites essentially free of defect structure and having titanium and/or iron inserted into the framework by a secondary synthesis process.
In untreated, i.e. naturally occurring or as-synthesized zeolites the original tetrahedral structure is conventionally represented as ##STR4## After treatment with a complexing agent such as ethylene-diaminetetraacetic acid (H4 EDTA) in which a stoichiometric reaction occurs whereby framework aluminum atoms along with an associated cation such as sodium is removed as NaAlEDTA, it is postulated that the tetrahedral aluminum is replaced by four protons which form a hydroxyl "nest", as follows: ##STR5## The infrared spectrum of the aluminum depleted zeolite will show a broad nondescript absorption band beginning at about 3750 cm-1 and extending to about 3000 cm-1. The size of this absorption band or envelope increases with increasing aluminum depletion of the zeolite. The reason that the absorption band is so broad and without any specific absorption frequency is that the hydroxyl groups in the vacant sites in the framework are coordinated in such a way that they interact with each other (hydrogen bonding). The hydroxyl groups of adsorbed water molecules are also hydrogen-bonded and produce a similar broad absorption band as do the "nest" hydroxyls. Also, certain other zeolitic hydroxyl groups, exhibiting specific characteristic absorption frequencies within the range of interest, will if present, cause infrared absorption bands in these regions which are superimposed on the band attributable to the "nest" hydroxyl groups. These specific hydroxyls are created by the decomposition of ammonium cations or organic cations present in the zeolite.
It is, however, possible to treat zeolites, prior to subjecting them to infrared analysis, to avoid the presence of the interfering hydroxyl groups and thus be able to observe the absorption attributable to the "nest" hydroxyls only. The hydroxyls belonging to adsorbed water are avoided by subjecting the hydrated zeolite sample to vacuum activation at a moderate temperature of about 200° C. for about 1 hour. This treatment permits desorption and substantially complete removal of the adsorbed water. Complete removal of adsorbed water can be ascertained by noting when the infrared absorption band at about 1640 cm-1, the bending frequency of water molecules, has been removed from the spectrum.
The decomposable ammonium cations can be removed, at least in large part, by ion-exchange and replaced with metal cations, preferably by subjecting the ammonium form of the zeolite to a mild ion exchange treatment with an aqueous NaCl solution. The OH absorption bands produced by the thermal decomposition of ammonium cations are thereby avoided. Accordingly the absorption band over the range of 3745 cm-1 to about 3000 cm-1 for a zeolite so treated is almost entirely attributable to hydroxyl groups associated with defect structure and the absolute absorbance of this band can be a measure of the degree of aluminum depletion.
It is found, however, that the ion-exchange treatment, which must necessarily be exhaustive even though mild, required considerable time. Also the combination of the ion-exchange and the vacuum calcination to remove adsorbed water does not remove every possible hydroxyl other than defect hydroxyls which can exhibit absorption in the 3745 cm-1 to 3000 cm-1 range. For instance, a rather sharp band at 3745 cm-1 has been attributed to the Si-OH groups situated in the terminal lattice positions of the zeolite crystals and to amorphous (non-zeolitic) silica from which physically adsorbed water has been removed. For these reasons we prefer to use a somewhat different criterion to measure the degree of defect structure in the zeolite products of this invention.
In the absence of hydrogen-bonded hydroxyl groups contributed by physically adsorbed water, the absorption frequency least affected by absorption due to hydroxyl groups other than those associated with framework vacancies or defect sites is at 3710±5 cm-1. Thus the relative number of defect sites remaining in a zeolite product of this invention can be gauged by first removing any adsorbed water from the zeolite, determining the value of the absolute absorbance in its infrared spectrum at a frequency of 3710 cm-1, and comparing that value with the corresponding value obtained from the spectrum of a zeolite having a known quantity of defect structure. The following specific procedure has been arbitrarily selected and used to measure the amount of defect structure in the products prepared in the Examples appearing hereinafter. Using the data obtained from this procedure it is possible, using simple mathematical calculation, to obtain a single and reproducible value hereinafter referred to as the "Defect Structure Factor", denoted hereinafter by the symbol "z", which can be used in comparing and distinguishing the present novel zeolite compositions from their non-titanium and/or iron containing counter-parts.
DEFECT STRUCTURE FACTOR "Z" (A) Defect Structure Zeolite Standard
Standards with known amounts of defect structure can be prepared by treating a crystalline zeolite of the same species as the product sample with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid by the standard procedure of Kerr as described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,442,795. In order to prepare the standard it is important that the starting zeolite be well crystallized, substantially pure and free from defect structure. The first two of these properties are readily determined by conventional X-ray analysis and the third by infrared analysis using the procedure set forth in part (B) hereof. The product of the aluminum extraction should also be well crystallized and substantially free from impurities. The amount of aluminum depletion, i.e., the mole fraction of tetrahedral defect structure of the standard samples can be ascertained by conventional chemical analytical procedure. The molar SiO2 /Al2 O3 ratio of the starting zeolite used to prepare the standard sample in any given case is not narrowly critical, but is preferably within about 10% of the molar SiO2 /Al2 O3 ratio of the same zeolite species used as the starting material in the practice of the process of the present invention.
(B) Infrared Spectrum of Product Samples and Defect Structure Zeolite Standard
Fifteen milligrams of the hydrated zeolite to be analyzed are pressed into a 13 mm. diameter self-supporting wafer in a KBr die under 5000 lbs. pressure. The wafer is then heated at 200° C. for 1 hour at a pressure of not greater than 1×10-4 mm. Hg to remove all observable traces of physically adsorbed water from the zeolite. This condition of the zeolite is evidenced by the total absence of an infrared absorption band at 1640 cm-1. Thereafter, and without contact with adsorbable substances, particularly water vapor, the infrared spectrum of the wafer is obtained on an interferometer system at 4 cm-1 resolution over the frequency range of at least 3745 to 3000 cm-1. Both the product sample and the standard sample are analyzed using the same interferometer system to avoid discrepancies in the analysis due to different apparatus. The spectrum, normally obtained in the transmission mode of operation is mathematically converted to and plotted as wave number vs. absorbance.
(C) Determination of the Defect Structure Factor
The defect structure factor (z) is calculated by substituting the appropriate data into the following formula: ##EQU1## wherein AA.sub.(ps) is the infrared absolute absorbance measured above the estimated background of the product sample at 3710 cm-1 ; AA.sub.(std) is the absolute absorbance measured above the background of the standard at 3710 cm-1 and the mole fraction of defects in the standard are determined in accordance with part (A) above.
Once the defect structure factor, z, is known, it is possible to determine from the wet chemical analysis of the product sample for SiO2, Al2 O3, titanium and/or iron and the cation content as M2/n O whether titanium and/or iron has been substituted for aluminum in the zeolite as a result of the treatment and also the efficiency of the substitution of titanium and/or iron.
The essential X-ray powder diffraction patterns appearing in this specification and referred to in the appended claims are obtained using either: (1) standard X-ray powder diffraction techniques; or (2) computer based techniques using copper K-alpha radiation and using Siemens D-500 X-ray powder diffractometers with Siemens Type K-805 X-ray sources, available from Siemens Corporation, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, with appropriate computer interface. When employing the standard X-ray technique the radiation source is a high-intensity, copper target, x-ray tube operated at 50 Kv and 40 ma. The diffraction pattern from the copper K alpha radiation and graphite monochromator is suitably recorded by an X-ray spectrometer scintillation counter, pulse-height analyzer and strip-chart recorder. Flat compressed powder samples are scanned at 2° (2 theta) per minute, using a 2 second time constant. Interplanar spacings (d) are obtained from the position of the diffraction peaks expressed as 2 theta, where 2 theta is the Bragg angle as observed on the strip chart. Intensities are determined from the heights of diffraction peaks after subtracting background.
In determining the cation equivalency, i.e. the molar ratio M2/n O/Al2 O3. in each zeolite product, it is advantageous to perform the routine chemical analysis on a form of the zeolite in which "M" is a monovalent cation other than hydrogen. This avoids the uncertainty which can arise in the case of divalent or polyvalent metal zeolite cations as to whether the full valence of the cation is employed in balancing the net negative charge associated with each AlO4 - tetrahedron or whether some of the positive valence of the cation is used in bonding with OH- or H3 O+ ions.
The following examples are provided to illustrated the invention and are not intended to be limiting thereof:
EXAMPLE 1
(1) Ten grams (gm) of an ammonium-exchanged zeolite Y containing 43.5 millimoles of aluminum, as Al2 O3, were slurried in 100 milliliters (ml) of an aqueous 3.5 molar solution of ammonium acetate at a temperature of 75° C. Because of the limited solubility of (NH4)2 TiF6, the fluoro salt was added to the slurry as crystals. The weight of added (NH4)2 TiF6 was 4.78 grams. The amount of fluoro salt is an amount sufficient to replace 55% of the aluminum of the zeolite with titanium. The resulting reaction mixture was then digested for 17 hours at 75° C. The reaction mixture was then filtered and washed with warm distilled water until qualitative testing of the wash water was negative for both aluminum and fluoride ions. The chemical analyses for the starting zeolite Y and the molecular sieve product prepared therefrom (hereinafter referred to as "LZ-225") are set forth in Table 1:
              TABLE 1                                                     
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                 Starting                                                 
                        LZ-225                                            
                 Zeolite Y                                                
                        Product                                           
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Na.sub.2 O, wt. %  2.53     1.56                                          
(NH.sub.4).sub.2 O, wt %                                                  
                   9.51     4.50                                          
TiO.sub.2, wt %    --       16.23                                         
Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, wt %                                                    
                   22.18    10.00                                         
SiO.sub.2, wt %    64.38    63.75                                         
F.sub.2, wt %      --       0.10                                          
SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3                                               
                   4.93     10.82                                         
Na.sup.+ /Al       0.19     0.26                                          
NH.sub.4.sup.+ /Al 0.84     0.80                                          
Cation Equivalent, M.sup.+ /Al                                            
                   1.03     1.06                                          
Si/(Al.sub.2 + Ti.sub.2)                                                  
                   4.93     5.31                                          
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A comparison of the properties of the LZ-225 product with the starting Zeolite Y is shown in Table 2.
              TABLE 2                                                     
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                  Starting                                                
                          LZ-225                                          
                  Zeolite Y                                               
                          Product                                         
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X-Ray Crystallinity,                                                      
% by Peak Intensity:                                                      
                    100       48                                          
Unit Cell, a.sub.o in Å:                                              
                    24.712    24.590                                      
Crystal Collapse Temp.                                                    
°C. (DTA):   890       962                                         
Framework Infrared:                                                       
Asymmetric Stretch, cm.sup.-1 :                                           
                    1015      1031                                        
Symmetric Stretch, cm.sup.-1 :                                            
                    789       794                                         
Hydroxyl Infrared:                                                        
Absolute Absorbance 0.020     0.194                                       
at 3710cm.sup.-1 :                                                        
Defect Structure    0.009     0.082                                       
Factor, z:                                                                
McBain Adsorption:                                                        
Wt. % O.sub.2, 100 torr,                                                  
                    35.2      28.4                                        
-183° C.:                                                          
Wt. % H.sub.2 O, 4.6 torr,                                                
                    32.1      27.6                                        
25° C.:                                                            
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(2) The framework mole fractions of tetrahedra are set forth below for the starting Zeolite Y and the LZ-225 molecular sieve product and were:
(a) Mole fraction of Oxides (TO2):
Starting Zeolite Y: (Al0.286 Si0.705 □0.009)O2
LZ-225 Product: (Al0.123 Si0.667 Ti0.128 □0.082)O2
(b) Mole fraction of aluminum removed, N: 0.163
(c) Percent aluminum removed, N/a×100: 57
(d) Change in Defect Structure Factor, Δz: 0.073
(e) Moles of titanium substituted per mole of aluminum removed: 0.79
(3) The molecular sieves denominated herein as "LZ-225" have the characteristic crystal structure of zeolite Y as indicated by an X-ray powder diffraction pattern having at least the d-spacings set forth in Table A, hereinafter, and have titanium atoms in the crystal lattice in the form of TiO4 tetrahedra, preferably in an amount of at least one (1.0) TiO4 tetrahedron per 10,000 Å3 :
              TABLE A                                                     
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d,(Å)    Relative Intensity                                           
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14.1 ± 0.2                                                             
             s                                                            
8.6 ± 0.2 m                                                            
7.4 ± 0.2 m                                                            
5.6 ± 0.1 s                                                            
4.7 ± 0.1 m                                                            
4.4 ± 0.1 m                                                            
3.8 ± 0.1 s                                                            
3.3 ± 0.1 s                                                            
2.8 ± 0.1 m                                                            
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(4) The x-ray powder diffraction pattern of the LZ-225 product when compared to a reference sample of Y shows that the peak intensitities are decreased but there is no observable increase in the background due to amorphous zeolite or TiO2. Since both oxygen and water capacities were essentially maintained, the decreased x-ray intensity is believed to be caused by incorporation of the titanium ion into the structure of the starting zeolite. The remaining aluminum is considered to be in the framework since the cation equivalent (M+ /Al) is essentially 1.0. All of the properties measured are consistent with a highly crystalline product containing about 13 mole percent titanium substituted in the zeolitic framework.
EXAMPLE 2
(1) Ten grams of an ammonium-exchanged zeolite Y containing 43.5 millimoles of aluminum as Al2 O3, were slurried in 100 ml of an aqueous 3.5 molar solution of ammonium acetate at a temperature of 75° C. Because of the limited solubility of (NH4)3 FeF6, the salt was added to the zeolite-water slurry as crystals. The weight of added (NH4)3 FeF6 crystals was 5.41 grams and was an amount sufficient to replace 55% of the framework aluminum of the zeolite with iron. Following the addition of the (NH4)3 FeF6 crystals, the reaction mixture was digested under a nitrogen atmosphere at 75° C. for 48 hours. The reaction mixture was then filtered and washed with warm distilled water until qualitative testing of the wash water was negative for both aluminum and fluoride ions. The chemical analyses for the starting zeolite and the molecular sieve product (hereinafter referred to as "LZ-224") are set forth in Table 3:
              TABLE 3                                                     
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                 Starting                                                 
                        LZ-224                                            
                 Zeolite Y                                                
                        Product                                           
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Na.sub.2 O, wt. %  2.53     1.60                                          
(NH.sub.4).sub.2 O, wt. %                                                 
                   9.51     5.73                                          
Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, wt. %                                                   
                   --       16.92                                         
Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, wt. %                                                   
                   22.18    12.60                                         
SiO.sub.2, wt. %   64.38    65.78                                         
F.sub.2, wt. %     --       0.20                                          
Na.sup.+ /Al       0.19     0.21                                          
NH.sub.4.sup.+ /Al 0.84     0.89                                          
Cation Equivalent, M.sup.+ /Al                                            
                   1.03     1.10                                          
SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3                                               
                   4.93     8.86                                          
Si/(Al.sub.2 + Fe.sub.2)                                                  
                   4.93     5.77                                          
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A comparison of the properties of the LZ-224 molecular sieve product with the starting zeolite Y is shown in Table 4.
              TABLE 4                                                     
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                  Starting                                                
                          LZ-224                                          
                  Zeolite Y                                               
                          Product                                         
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X-Ray Crystallinity:                                                      
% by Peak Intensity:                                                      
                    100       36                                          
Unit Cell, a.sub.o in Å:                                              
                    24.712    24.636                                      
Crystal Collapse Temp.                                                    
°C. (DTA):   890       892                                         
Framework Infrared:                                                       
Asymmetric Stretch, cm.sup.-1 :                                           
                    1015      1028                                        
Symmetric Stretch, cm.sup.-1 :                                            
                    789       795                                         
Hydroxyl Infrared:                                                        
Absolute Absorbance                                                       
at 3710 cm.sup.-1 : 0.020     0.127                                       
Defect Structure                                                          
Factor, z:          0.009     0.054                                       
McBain Adsorption:                                                        
Wt % O.sub.2, 100 torr,                                                   
                    35.2      25.4                                        
-183° C.:                                                          
Wt % H.sub.2 O, 4.6 torr,                                                 
                    32.1      25.7                                        
25° C.:                                                            
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(2) The framework mole fraction of tetrahedra are set forth below for the starting zeolite Y and the LZ-224 molecular sieve product.
(a) Mole fraction of Oxides (TO2):
Starting Zeolite Y: (Al0.286 Si0.705 □0.009)O2
LZ-224 Product: (Al0.150 Si0.667 Fe0.129 □0.054)O2
(b) Mole fraction of aluminum removed, N: 0.136
(c) Percent aluminum removal, N/a×100: 48
(d) Change in Defect Structure Factor, Δz: 0.045
(e) Moles of titanium substituted per mole of aluminum removed: 0.95
(3) The molecular sieve's denominated herein as "LZ-224" have the characteristic crystal structure of zeolite Y as indicated by an X-ray diffraction pattern having at least the d-spacings set forth in Table B, hereinafter, and having iron atoms in the crystal lattice in the form of "FeO4 " tetrahedra, preferably in an amount of at least one (1.0) FeO4 tetrahedron per 10,000Å3 :
              TABLE B                                                     
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d,(Å)    Relative Intensity                                           
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14.1 ± 0.2                                                             
             s                                                            
8.6 ± 0.2 m                                                            
7.4 ± 0.2 m                                                            
5.6 ± 0 1 m                                                            
4.7 ± 0.1 m                                                            
4.4 ± 0.1 m                                                            
3.8 ± 0.1 m                                                            
3.3 ± 0.1 m                                                            
2.8 ± 0.1 m                                                            
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(4) In the present example there were no extraneous peaks observed in the powder pattern of the LZ-224 product. The zeolite peaks were somewhat broadened and substantially decreased in intensity as compared to zeolite Y. There appears to be no overall increase in background due to amorphous material. Since both oxygen and water capacities are essentially maintained, as compared with the starting zeolite, the decreased x-ray peak intensity is believed to be caused by incorporation of iron into zeolite structure of LZ-224.
The above properties are consistent with a highly crystalline molecular sieve product containing 10 mole percent iron in the framework and additional iron in a cationic form.
EXAMPLE 3
(1) Twenty-five grams of a hydronium-exchanged synthetic mordenite (ZEOLON (™), is a trademark of Norton Co.), containing 52.8 millimoles of aluminum as Al2 O3 were slurried in 450 ml distilled H2 O. Because of the limited solubility of (NH4)2 TiF6, the salt was added to the slurry as crystals. The weight of added (NH4)2 TiF6 was 2.61 grams. This is an amount which is sufficient to replace 25% of the framework aluminum of the zeolite with titanium. The reaction mixture was then digested at reflux for 18 hours, filtered and washed with warm distilled water until testing of the wash water was negative for both aluminum and fluoride ions. The chemical analyses for the starting mordenite and the titanium-containing molecular sieve product (hereinafter referred to as "LZ-227") are set forth in Table 5 wherein this LZ-227 product is designated product A. A comparison of the properties of this LZ-227 product (Product A) with the starting mordenite is shown in Table 6 . The framework mole fractions of tetrahedra are set forth below for the starting mordenite and the LZ-227 molecular sieve product:
(a) Mole fraction of Oxides (TO2):
Starting mordenite: (Al0.106 Si0.740 □0.154)O2
LZ-227 Product A: (Al0.072 Si0.804 Ti0.034 □0.090)O2
(b) Mole fraction of aluminum removed, N: 0.034
(c) Percent aluminum removal, N/a×100: 32
(d) Change in Defect Structure Factor, Δz: -0.064
(e) Moles of titanium substituted per mole of aluminum removed: 1.00
(2) Twenty-five grams of a hydronium-exchanged synthetic mordenite (ZEOLON (™), from Norton Co.), containing 52.8 millimoles of aluminum, as Al2 O3 were slurried in 450 ml of distilled H2 O. Due to the limited solubility of (NH4)2 TiF6, the salt was added to the slurry as crystals. The weight of added (NH4)2 TiF6 was 5.22 grams and was an amount sufficient to replace 50% of the framework aluminum of the zeolite with titanium The reaction mixture was then digested at reflux for 30 minutes, filtered and washed with warm distilled water until testing of the wash water was negative for both aluminum and fluoride ions. The chemical analyses for the starting mordenite and the molecular sieve product (herein referred to as LZ-227) are set forth in Table 5 wherein this LZ-227 product is designated product B. A comparison of the properties of this LZ-227 product (Product B) with the starting mordenite and Product A is shown in Table 6. The framework mole fractions of tetrahedra are set forth below for the starting mordenite and the LZ-227 molecular sieve product:
(a) Mole fraction of Oxides (TO2):
Starting H Mordenite: (Al0.106 Si0.740 □0.154)O2
LZ-227 Product B: (Al0.069 Si0.748 Ti0.023 □0.160)O2
(b) Mole fraction of aluminum removed, N: 0.037
(c) Percent aluminum removal, N/a×100: 35
(d) Change in Defect Structure Factor, Δz: 0.006
(e) Moles of titanium substituted per mole of aluminum removed: 0.62
(3) Twenty-five grams of a hydronium-exchanged synthetic mordenite (ZEOLON (™), a trademark of Norton Co.), containing 52.8 millimoles of aluminum as Al2 O3, were slurried in 450 ml distilled H2 O. Because of the limited solubility of (NH4)2 TiF6 the salt was added to the slurry as crystals. The weight of added (NH4)2 TiF6 was 7.83 grams and was an amount sufficient to replace 75% of the framework aluminum with titanium. The reaction mixture was then digested at reflux for 30 minutes, filtered and washed with warm distilled water until testing of the wash water was negative for both aluminum and fluoride ions. The chemical analyses for the starting mordenite and the molecular sieve product (referred to herein as LZ-227) are set forth in Table 5 wherein this LZ-227 product is designated Product C. A comparison of the properties of the LZ-227 product (Product C) with the starting mordenite is shown in Table 6. The framework mole fraction of tetrahedra are set forth below for the starting mordenite and Product C:
(a) Mole fraction of Oxides (TO2):
Starting Mordenite: (Al0.106 Si0.740 □0.154)O2
LZ-227 Product C: (Al0.072 Si0.776 Ti0.024 □0.128)O2
(b) Mole fraction of aluminum removed, N: 0.034
(c) Percent aluminum removal, N/a×100: 32
(d) Change in Defect Structure Factor, Δz: -0.026
(e) Moles of titanium substitute per mole of aluminum removed: 0.71
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                  LZ-227   LZ-227   LZ-227                                
          Starting                                                        
                  (Product (Product (Product                              
          Mordenite                                                       
                  A)       B)       C)                                    
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Na.sub.2 O, wt. %                                                         
            0.19      --       --     --                                  
(NH.sub.4).sub.2 O, wt. %                                                 
            --        2.38     3.07   3.01                                
Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, wt. %                                                   
            0.17      0.16     --     --                                  
TiO.sub.2, wt. %                                                          
            0.97      4.65     3.52   3.46                                
Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, wt. %                                                   
            10.75     6.35     6.70   6.70                                
SiO.sub.2, wt. %                                                          
            88.77     83.79    86.25  85.16                               
F.sub.2, wt. %                                                            
            --        0.16     0.16   0.13                                
Na.sup.+ /Al                                                              
            0.03      --       --     --                                  
NH.sub.4.sup.+ /Al                                                        
            --        0.74     0.90   0.88                                
Cation Equivalent                                                         
            0.03      0.74     0.90   0.88                                
M.sup.+ /Al                                                               
SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3                                               
            14.00     22.38    21.81  21.57                               
Si/(Al.sub.2 + Ti.sub.2)                                                  
            14.00     15.26    16.34  16.22                               
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                  LZ-227   LZ-227   LZ-227                                
          Starting                                                        
                  (Product (Product (Product                              
          Mordentie                                                       
                  A)       B)       C)                                    
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X-Ray Crystallinity                                                       
% by Peak Intensity                                                       
            100       87       109    106                                 
% by Peak Area                                                            
            100       82       109    108                                 
Crystal Collapse                                                          
            1010      1050     1022   1028                                
Temp; °C. (DTA)                                                    
                      1125     1140   1140                                
Framework Infrared:                                                       
Asymmetric Stretch,                                                       
cm.sup.-1   1073      1079     1075   1073                                
Symmetric Stretch,                                                        
cm.sup.-1   801       811      805    809                                 
Hydroxyl Infrared:                                                        
Absolute Absorbance                                                       
at 3710 cm.sup.-1                                                         
            0.364     0.212    0.378  0.303                               
Defect Structure                                                          
Factor, z   0.154     0.090    0.160  0.128                               
McBain Adsorption:                                                        
Wt. % O.sub.2 100 torr,                                                   
-183° C.                                                           
            19.1      18.8     18.4   16.6                                
Wt. % H.sub.2 O, 4.6                                                      
torr. 25° -torr, 25°C.                                      
            16.2      13.3     16.6   17.4                                
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(4) The molecular sieves denominated herein as "LZ-227" have the characteristic crystal structure of mordenite as indicated by an x-ray diffraction having at least the d-spacings set forth in Table C, hereinafter, and having titanium atoms in the crystal lattice in the form of TiO4 tetrahedra, preferably in an amount of at least 1.0 per 10,000Å3 :
              TABLE C                                                     
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d(Å)     Relative Intensity                                           
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13.5 ± 0.2                                                             
             m                                                            
9.0 ± 0.2 s                                                            
6.5 ± 0.1 m                                                            
4.5 ± 0.1 m                                                            
3.8 ± 0.1 m                                                            
3.5 ± 0.1 s                                                            
3.4 ± 0.1 s                                                            
3.2 ± 0.1 m                                                            
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(5) The x-ray powder pattern of LZ-227 Product A contained in extraneous peak which was identified as Al(OH)3 (gibbsite). The x-ray powder patterns of Products B and C did not contain any extraneous peaks and there was no observable increase in background due to the presence of amorphous materials. Maintenance of both oxygen and water capacities demonstrates the products are highly crystalline. The properties of the LZ-227 products indicate that the products contain titanium incorporated into the zeolite framework.
EXAMPLE 4
(1) Twenty-five grams of a hydronium-exchanged synthetic mordenite (ZEOLON (TM), a trademark of Norton Co.), containing 52.8 millimoles of aluminum as Al2 O3, were slurried in 450 ml distilled H2 O. Because of the limited solubility of (NH4)3 FeF6, the salt was added to the slurry as crystals. The weight of added (NH4)3 FeF6 was 2.95 grams and was an amount sufficient to replace 25% of the framework aluminum with iron. The reaction mixture was digested at reflux under a N2 atmosphere for 48 hours, filtered and washed with warm distilled water until testing of the wash water was negative for both aluminum and fluoride ions. The chemical analyses for the starting mordenite and the molecular sieve product zeolite (referred to herein as "LZ-226") are set forth in Table 7 wherein this LZ-226 product is designated Product A. A comparison of the properties of Product A with the starting mordenite is shown in Table 8. The framework mole fractions of tetrahedra are set forth below for the starting mordenite and Product A:
(a) Mole fraction of Oxides (TO2):
Starting mordenite: (Al0.106 Si0.740 □0.154)O2
LZ-226 Product A: (Al0.080 Si0.816 Fe0.038 □0.066)O2
(b) Mole fraction of aluminum removed, N; 0.026
(c) Percent aluminum removal, N/a×100:25
(d) Change in Defect Structure Factor, Δz:-0.088
(e) Moles of iron substituted per mole of aluminum removed: 1.46
(2) Twenty-five grams of a hydronium-exchanged synthetic mordenite (ZEOLON (1/2), a trademark of Norton Co.), containing 52.8 millimoles of aluminum as Al2 O3 were slurried in 450 ml distilled H2 O. Because of the limited solubility of Na3 FeF6, the salt was added as crystals. The weight of added Na3 FeF6 was 5.91 grams and was an amount sufficient to replace 50% of the framework aluminum with iron. The reaction mixture was digested at reflux for 30 minutes under an atmosphere of N2, filtered and washed with warm distilled water until testing of the wash water was negative for both aluminum and fluoride ions. The chemical analyses for the starting mordenite and the molecular sieve product (referred to herein as LZ-226) are shown in Table 7 wherein this LZ-226 product is designated Product B. A comparison of the properties of product B with the starting mordenite is set forth in Table 8. The framework mole fractions of tetrahedra are set forth below for the starting mordenite and the LZ-226 product B:
(a) Mole fractions of oxides, (TO2):
Starting H Mordenite: (Al0.106 Si0.740 □0.154)O2
LZ-226, Product B: (Al0.072 Si0.761 Fe0.035 □0.132)O2
(b) Mole fraction of aluminum removed, N: 0.034
(c) Percent aluminum removed, N/a×100: 32
(d) Change in Defect Structure Factor, Γz: -0.022
(e) Moles of Iron substituted per mole of aluminum removed: 1.03
(3) Twenty-five grams of a hydronium-exchanged synthetic mordenite (ZEOLON (1/2), a trademark of Norton Co.), containing 52.8 millimoles of aluminum as Al2 O3, were slurried in 450 ml distilled H2 O. Because of the limited solubility of Na3 FeF6, the salt was added to the slurry as crystals. The weight of added salt was 8.86 grams was an amount sufficient to replace 75% of the framework aluminum with iron. The reaction mixture was digested at reflux for 30 minutes under an atmosphere of N2, filtered and washed with warm distilled water until testing of the wash water was negative for both aluminum and fluoride ions. The chemical analyses for the starting mordenite and the molecular sieve product zeolite (referred to herein as LZ-226) are set forth in Table 7 wherein this LZ-226 product is designated Product C. A comparison of the properties of this LZ-226 product (Product C) with the starting mordenite is shown in Table 8. The framework mole fractions of tetrahedra are set forth below for the starting mordenite and this LZ-226 product.
(a) Mole fractions of Oxides, (TO2):
Starting mordenite: (Al0.106 Si0.740 □0.154)O2
LZ-226, Product C: (Al0.060 Si0.705 Fe0.049 □0.187)O2
(b) Mole fraction of aluminum removed, N: 0.046
(c) Percent aluminum removed, N/a×100: 43
(d) Change in Defect Structure Factor, Δz: 0.033
(e) Moles of iron substituted per mole of aluminum removed: 1.07
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                  LZ-226   LZ-226   LZ-226                                
          Starting                                                        
                  (Product (Product (Product                              
          Mordenite                                                       
                  A)       B)       C)                                    
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Na.sub.2 O, wt. %                                                         
            0.19      --       2.81   2.80                                
(NH.sub.4).sub.2 O, wt. %                                                 
            --        2.94     0.08   0.06                                
Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, wt. %                                                   
            0.17      4.08     5.15   5.95                                
TiO.sub.2, wt. %                                                          
            0.97      0.46     --     --                                  
Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, wt. %                                                   
            10.75     8.04     6.79   7.70                                
SiO.sub.2, wt. %                                                          
            88.77     87.20    84.92  83.38                               
F.sub.2, wt. %                                                            
            --        0.46     0.36   0.68                                
Na.sup.+ /Al                                                              
            0.03      --       0.68   0.77                                
NH.sub.4.sup.+ /Al                                                        
            --        0.72     0.02   0.02                                
Cation Equivalent                                                         
            10.03     0.72     0.71   0.79                                
M.sup.+ /Al                                                               
SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3                                               
            14.00     18.39    21.22  23.79                               
Si/(Al.sub.2 + Fe.sub.2)                                                  
            14.00     13.90    14.29  13.03                               
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              TABLE 8                                                     
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                  LZ-226   LZ-226   LZ-226                                
          Starting                                                        
                  (Product (Product (Product                              
          Mordenite                                                       
                  A)       B)       C)                                    
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X-Ray Crystallinity:                                                      
% by Peak Intensity                                                       
            100       80       65*    56*                                 
% by Peak Area                                                            
            100       74       61     54                                  
Crystal Collapse                                                          
            1010      992, 1105                                           
                               926    900**                               
Temp., °C.(DTA)                                                    
Framework Infrared:                                                       
Asymmetric Stretch,                                                       
            1073      1072     1070   1078                                
cm.sup.-1                                                                 
Symmetric Stretch,                                                        
            801       811      809    808                                 
cm.sup.-1                                                                 
Hydroxyl Infrared:                                                        
Absolute Absorbance                                                       
at 3710 cm.sup.-1                                                         
            0.364     0.155    0.312  0.440                               
Defect Structure                                                          
            0.154     0.066    0.132  0.187                               
Factor, z                                                                 
McBain Adsorption:                                                        
Wt. % O.sub.2, 100 torr,                                                  
-183° C.                                                           
            19.1      19.0     17.7   17.4                                
Wt. % H.sub.2 O, 4.6 torr,                                                
25° C.                                                             
            16.2      13.4     15.9   15.6                                
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 *The xray powder pattern also showed the presence of --FeOOH, --Iron     
 oxyhydroxide.                                                            
 **approximately 900° C. ± 10° C.
The molecular sieves denominated herein as "LZ-226" have the characteristic crystal structure of mordenite as indicated by an x-ray diffraction pattern having at least the d-spacings set forth in Table D, below, and having iron atoms in the crystal lattice in the form of "FeO4 " tetrahedra.
              TABLE D                                                     
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d(Å)     Relative Intensity                                           
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13.5 ± 0.2                                                             
             m                                                            
9.0 ± 0.2 s                                                            
6.5 ± 0.1 m                                                            
4.5 ± 0.1 s                                                            
4.0 ± 0.1 m                                                            
3.8 ± 0.1 m                                                            
3.5 ± 0.1 s                                                            
3.4 ± 0.1 s                                                            
3.2 ± 0.1 m                                                            
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(4) The x-ray powder patterns of the LZ-226, particularly those of Product B and C, contained several small peaks which were identified as trace quantities of β-iron oxyhydroxide (β-FeOOH). These two products were prepared using the sodium salt of the iron fluoride.
EXAMPLE 5
(1) Seventy grams of an ammonium-exchanged zeolite L, containing 272.0 millimoles of aluminum as Al2 O3, were slurried in 500 ml distilled H2 O. Because of the limited solubility of (NH4)2 TiF6, the salt was added to the slurry as crystals. The weight of added (NH4)2 TiF6 was 26.66 grams and was an amount sufficient to replace 50% of the framework aluminum with titanium. Following the addition of the (NH4)2 TiF6 crystals the reaction mixture was digested at reflux for 17 hours, filtered and washed with warm distilled water until testing of the wash water was negative for both aluminum and fluoride ions. The chemical analyses for the staring zeolite L and the molecular sieve product (referred to herein as "LZ-229") are set in Table 9 wherein this LZ-229 product is designated Product A. A comparison of the properties of this LZ-229 product (Product A) with the starting zeolite L is shown in Table 10. The framework mole fractions of tetrhedra are set forth below for the starting zeolite L and this LZ-229 product.
(a) Mole fractions of oxides, (TO2):
Starting Zeolite NH4 L: (Al0.250 Si0.725 □0.025)O2
LZ-229, Product A: (Al0.136 Si0.693 Ti0.095 □0.076)O2
(b) Mole fraction of aluminum removed, N: 0.136
(c) Percent aluminum removed, N/a×100: 46
(d) Change in Defect Structure Factor, Δz: 0.051
(e) Moles of titanium substituted per mole of aluminum removed: 0.83
(2) Twenty grams of an ammonium-exchanged zeolite L, containing 77.7 millimoles of aluminum as Al2 O3 were slurried in 250 ml distilled H2 O. Because of the limited solubility of (NH4)2 TiF6, the salt was added to the slurry as crystals. The weight of added (NH4)2 TiF6 was 7.62 grams and was an amount sufficient to replace 50% of the framework aluminum with titanium. Following the addition of the (NH4)2 TiF6 crystals the reaction mixture was digested at reflux for 30 minutes, filtered and washed with warm distilled water until testing of the wash water was negative for both aluminum and fluoride ions. The chemical analyses for the starting zeolite L and the molecular sieve product (referred to herein as "LZ-229") are set forth in Table 9 wherein this LZ-229 product is designated as Product B. A comparison of the properties of this LZ-229 product (Product B) with the starting zeolite L is shown in Table 10. The framework mole fractions of tetrahedra are set forth below for the starting zeolite L and this LZ-229 product:
(a) Mole fractions of Oxides, (TO2):
Starting zeolite NH4 L (Al0.250 Si0.725 □0.025)O2
LZ-229, Product B: (Al0.205 Si0.712 Ti0.028 □0.055)O2
(b) Mole fraction of aluminum removed, N: 0.045
(c) Percent aluminum removed, N/a×100: 18
(d) Change in Defect Structure Factor, Δz: 0.030
(e) Moles of titanium substituted per mole of aluminum removed: 0.62
(3) Twenty grams of an ammonium-exchanged zeolite L, containing 77.7 millimoles of aluminum as Al2 O3 were slurried in 250 ml distilled H2 O. Because of the limited solubility of (NH4)2 TiF6, the salt was added to the slurry as crystals. The weight of added (NH4)2 TiF6 was 11.43 grams and was an amount sufficient to replace 75% of the framework aluminum with titanium. The reaction mixture was digested at reflux for 30 minutes, filtered and washed with warm distilled water until testing of the wash water was negative for both aluminum and fluoride ions. The chemical analyses for the starting zeolite L and the molecular sieve product (referred to herein as LZ-229) are set forth in Table 9 wherein this LZ-229 product is designated Product C. A comparison of the properties of this LZ-229 product (Product C) with the starting zeolite L is shown in Table 10.
The framework mole fractions of tetrahedra are set forth below for the starting zeolite L and this LZ-229 product
(a) Mole fractions of Oxides, (TO2):
Starting NH4 L: (Al0.250 Si0.725 □0.025)O2
LZ-229, Product C (Al0.187 Si0.688 Ti0.054 □0.071)O2
(b) Mole fraction of aluminum removed, N: 0.03
(c) Percent aluminum removed, N/a×100: 25
(d) Change in Defect Structure Factor, Δz: 0.046
(e) Moles of Titanium substituted per mole of aluminum removed: 0.86
              TABLE 9                                                     
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                  LZ-229   LZ-229   LZ-229                                
           Starting                                                       
                  (Product (Product (Product                              
           zeolite L                                                      
                  A)       B)       C)                                    
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Na.sub.2 O, wt. %                                                         
             --       --       0.08   --                                  
(NH.sub.4).sub.2 O, wt. %                                                 
             7.88     4.67     6.94   6.83                                
K.sub.2 O, wt. %                                                          
             2.20     1.59     1.97   1.94                                
TiO.sub.2, wt. %                                                          
             --       12.64    3.54   7.17                                
Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, wt. %                                                   
             19.81    11.85    16.88  15.72                               
Si.sub.2 O, wt. %                                                         
             67.76    69.25    68.90  68.34                               
F.sub.2, wt. %                                                            
             --       0.42     0.13   0.24                                
Na.sup.+ /Al --       --       0.01   --                                  
NH.sub.4.sup.+ /Al                                                        
             0.78     0.77     0.81   0.85                                
K.sup.+ /Al  0.12     0.15     0.13   0.13                                
Cation Equivalent,                                                        
             0.90     0.92     0.94   0.98                                
M.sup.+ /Al                                                               
SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3                                               
             5.80     9.92     6.93   7.37                                
Si/(Al.sub.2 + Ti.sub.2)                                                  
             5.80     6.01     6.11   5.71                                
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                                  TABLE 10                                
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             Starting                                                     
                   LZ-229 LZ-229  LZ-229                                  
             zeolite L                                                    
                   (Product A)                                            
                          (Product B)                                     
                                  (Product C)                             
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X-Ray Crystallinity:                                                      
% by Peak Intensity                                                       
             100   44     73      73                                      
% by Peak Area                                                            
             100   44     74      74                                      
Crystal Collapse Temp.,                                                   
             870,1132                                                     
                   900    870, 972, 1132                                  
                                  870, 1000, 1145                         
°C.(DTA)                                                           
Framework Infrared:                                                       
Asymmetric Stretch, cm.sup.-1                                             
             1100, 1031                                                   
                   1111, 1035                                             
                          1100, 1062, 1032                                
                                  1104, 1064, 1033                        
Symmetric Stretch, cm.sup.-1                                              
             770, 726                                                     
                   777, 725                                               
                          773, 732                                        
                                  774, 727                                
Hydroxyl Infrared:                                                        
Absolute Absorbance                                                       
at 3710 cm.sup.-1                                                         
             0.058 0.180  0.130   0.167                                   
Defect Structure Factor, z                                                
             0.025 0.076  0.055   0.071                                   
McBain Adsorption:                                                        
Wt. % O.sub.2,                                                            
             16.46 11.19  15.54   15.78                                   
-183° C., 100 torr,                                                
Wt. % H.sub.2 O,                                                          
             19.05 13.52  18.83   19.55                                   
4.6 torr, 25° C.                                                   
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 (4) The molecular sieves denominated herein as "LZ-229" have the
 characteristic crystal structure of zeolite L as indicated by an x-ray
 diffraction pattern having at least the d-spacings set forth in Table E,
 below, and having titanium atoms in the crystal lattice in the form of
 TiO.sub.4 tetrahedra, preferably in an amount of at least 1.0 per
 10,000Å.sup.3 :

              TABLE E                                                     
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d(Å)     Relative Intensity                                           
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15.8 ± 0.2                                                             
             s                                                            
 6.0 ± 0.1                                                             
             m                                                            
 5.8 ± 0.1                                                             
             mw                                                           
 4.6 ± 0.1                                                             
             m                                                            
 4.4 ± 0.1                                                             
             mw                                                           
 4.3 ± 0.1                                                             
             mw                                                           
 3.9 ± 0.1                                                             
             m                                                            
3.66 ± 0.1                                                             
             m                                                            
3.48 ± 0.1                                                             
             m                                                            
3.28 ± 0.1                                                             
             mw                                                           
3.18 ± 0.1                                                             
             m                                                            
3.07 ± 0.1                                                             
             m                                                            
2.91 ± 0.1                                                             
             m                                                            
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EXAMPLE 6
(1) Seventy grams of an ammonium-exchanged zeolite L containing 272.0 millimoles of aluminum, as Al2 O3, were slurried in 500 ml distilled H2 O. Because of the limited solubility of (NH4)3 FeF6, the salt was added to the slurry as crystals. The weight of added (NH4)3 FeF6 was 30.16 grams and was an amount sufficient to replace 50% of the zeolitic aluminum with iron. The reaction mixture was then digested at reflux for 2 hours, under an atmosphere of N2, filtered and washed with warm distilled water until testing of the wash water was negative for both aluminum and fluoride ions. The chemical analyses for the starting zeolite L and the moleculer sieve product (referred to herein as "LZ-228") are set forth in Table 11 wherein this LZ-228 product is designated Product A. A comparison of the properties of this LZ-228 product (Product A) with the starting zeolite L is shown in Table 12.
The framework mole fractions of tetrahedra are set forth below for the starting zeolite L and this LZ-228 product:
(a) Mole fractions of Oxides, (TO2):
Starting zeolite NH4 L: (Al0.250 Si0.725 □0.025)O2
LZ-228, Product A: (Al0.172 Si0.664 Fe0.109 □0.055)O2
(b) Mole fraction of Aluminum Removed, N: 0.078
(c) Percent aluminum removed, N/a×100: 31
(d) Change in Defect Structure Factor Δz: 0.030
(e) Moles of Iron substituted per mole of aluminum removed: 1.40
(2) Twenty grams of an ammonium-exchanged zeolite L, containing 77.7 millimoles of aluminum, as Al2 O3, were slurried in 250 ml distilled H2 O. Because of the limited solubility of (NH4)3 FeF6, the salt was added to the slurry as crystals. The weight of added (NH4)3 FeF6 was 8.62 grams and was an amount sufficient to replace 50% of the zeolite aluminum with iron. The reaction mixture was then digested at reflux for 30 minutes under an atmosphere of N2, filtered and washed with warm distilled water until testing of the wash water was negative for both aluminum and fluoride ions. The chemical analyses for the starting zeolite NH4 L and the molecular sieve product (referred to herein as "LZ-228") are set forth in Table 11 wherein this LZ228 product is designated Product B. A comparison of the properties of this LZ-228 product (Product B) with the starting zeolite L is shown in Table 12.
The framework mole fractions of the tetrahedra are set forth below for the starting zeolite L and this LZ-228 product:
(a) Mole fractions of Oxides, (TO2):
Starting zeolite NH4 L: (Al0.250 Si0.725 □0.025)O2 LZ- 228, Product B: (Al0.173 Si0.652 Fe0.117 □0.058)O2
(b) Mole fraction of Aluminum Removed, N: 0.077
(c) Percent aluminum removed N/A×100: 31
(d) Change in Defect Structure Factor Δz: 0.035
(e) Moles of Iron substituted per mole of aluminum removed: 1.52
(3) Twenty grams of an ammonium-exchanged zeolite L containing 77.7 millimoles of aluminum, as Al2 O3, were slurried in 250 ml distilled H2 O. Because of the limited solubility of (NH4)3 FeF6, the salt was added to the slurry as crystals. The weight of added (NH4)3 FeF6 was 12.93 grams and was an amount sufficient to replace 75% of the zeolite aluminum with iron. The reaction mixture was then digested at reflux for 30 minutes under a protective atmosphere of N2, filtered and washed with warm distilled water until testing of the wash water was negative for both aluminum and fluoride ions. The chemical analyses for the starting zeolite L and the LZ-228 product (designated Product C) are set forth in Table 11. A comparison of the properties of this LZ-228 product (Product C) with the starting zeolite L is shown in Table 12.
The framework mole fractions of tetrahedra are set forth below for the starting zeolite L and this LZ-228 product:
(a) Mole fractions of Oxides, (TO2):
Starting zeolite NH4 L: (Al0.250 Si0.725 □0.025)O2
LZ-228, Product C: (Al0.156 Si0.616 Fe0.098 □0.130)O2
(b) Mole fraction of aluminum removed, N: 0.094
(c) Percent aluminum removed, N/A×100: 38
(d) Change in Defect Structure Factor Δz: 0.105
(e) Moles of iron substituted per mole of aluminum removed: 0.104
              TABLE 11                                                    
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        Starting                                                          
               LZ-228    LZ-228    LZ-228                                 
        Zeolite L                                                         
               (Product A)                                                
                         (Product B)                                      
                                   (Product C)                            
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Na.sub.2 O, wt %                                                          
          --       --        --      0.79                                 
(NH.sub.4).sub.2 O, wt %                                                  
          7.88     5.63      5.85    5.17                                 
K.sub.2 O, wt %                                                           
          2.20     1.72      1.64    1.88                                 
Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, wt %                                                    
          --       13.91     15.10   13.51                                
Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, wt %                                                    
          19.81    14.02     15.11   13.63                                
SiO.sub.2, wt %                                                           
          67.76    63.79     63.58   63.57                                
F.sub.2, wt %                                                             
          --       1.05      0.91    0.93                                 
NH.sub.4.sup.+ /Al                                                        
          0.78     0.79      0.80    0.74                                 
K.sup.+ /Al                                                               
          0.12     0.13      0.12    0.15                                 
Cation Equiva-                                                            
          0.90     0.92      0.93    0.99                                 
lent, M.sup.+ /Al                                                         
SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3                                               
          5.80     7.72      7.55    7.91                                 
Si/(Al.sub.2 + Fe.sub.2)                                                  
          5.80     4.73      4.51    4.85                                 
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                                  TABLE 12                                
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             Starting                                                     
                   LZ-228 LZ-228 LZ-228                                   
             Zeolite L                                                    
                   (Product A)                                            
                          (Product B)                                     
                                 (Product C)                              
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X-Ray Crystallinity:                                                      
% by Peak Intensity                                                       
             100   33     46     46                                       
% by Peak Area                                                            
             100   35     46     48                                       
Crystal Collapse                                                          
             870, 1132                                                    
                   840    845    855                                      
Temp., °C. (DTA)                                                   
Framework Infrared:                                                       
Asymmetric Stretch,                                                       
             1100, 1031                                                   
                   1105, 1062,                                            
                          1105, 1064,                                     
                                 1099, 1065,                              
cm.sup.-1          1033   1042   1031                                     
Symmetric Stretch,                                                        
             770, 726                                                     
                   776, 724                                               
                          774, 723                                        
                                 772, 724                                 
cm.sup.-1                                                                 
Hydroxyl Infrared:                                                        
Absolute Absorbance                                                       
             0.058 0.130  0.138  0.307                                    
3710 cm.sup.-1                                                            
Defect Structure                                                          
             0.025 0.055  0.058  0.130                                    
Factor, z                                                                 
McBain Adsorption:                                                        
wt. % O.sub.2,                                                            
             16.46 13.57  13.38  16.76                                    
-183° C., 100 torr                                                 
wt. % H.sub.2 O,                                                          
             19.05 15.32  17.19  20.30                                    
4.6 torr, 25° C.                                                   
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(4) The molecular sieves denominated herein as "LZ-228" have the characteristic crystal structure of zeolite L as indicated by an x-ray powder diffraction pattern having at least the d-spacings set forth in Table F, below, and having iron atoms in the crystal lattice in the form of FeO4 tetrahedra, preferably in an amount of at least 1.0 per 10,000Å3.
              TABLE F                                                     
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d(Å)     Relative Intensity                                           
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15.8 ± 0.2                                                             
             s                                                            
 6.0 ± 0.1                                                             
             m                                                            
 5.8 ± 0.1                                                             
             mw                                                           
 4.6 ± 0.1                                                             
             m                                                            
 4.4 ± 0.1                                                             
             mw                                                           
 4.3 ± 0.1                                                             
             mw                                                           
 3.9 ± 0.1                                                             
             m                                                            
3.66 ± 0.1                                                             
             m                                                            
3.48 ± 0.1                                                             
             m                                                            
3.28 ± 0.1                                                             
             mw                                                           
3.18 ± 0.1                                                             
             m                                                            
3.07 ± 0.1                                                             
             mw                                                           
2.91 ± 0.1                                                             
             m                                                            
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(5) Fluoresence by the heavier iron atoms would account for the reduced x-ray crystallinity. A probative measure of the retained crystallinity and void volume of iron-containing product is available from the H2 O and O2 adsorption capacities which indicate that the products were highly crystalline. All properties taken together indicate that iron has been incorporated into the framework of the zeolite L as both cation and tetrahedral atom.
EXAMPLE 7
1. Ten grams of an ammonium-exchanged, natural mineral clinoptilolite, containing 25.1 millimoles of aluminum as Al2 O3, were slurried in 250 ml distilled H2 O. Because of the limited solubility of (NH4)2 TiF6, the salt was added to the slurry as crystals. The weight of added (NH4)2 TiF6 was 2.49 grams and was an amount sufficient to replace 50% of the framework aluminum of the zeolite with titanium. The reaction mixture was refluxed for 30 minutes, filtered and washed with warm distilled water until testing of the wash water was negative for both aluminum and fluoride ions. The chemical analyses for the starting clinoptilolite and the molecular sieve product (referred to herein as LZ-231) are set forth in Table 13.
              TABLE 13                                                    
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               Starting LZ-231                                            
               Clinoptilolite                                             
                        Product                                           
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Na.sub.2 O, wt %:                                                         
                 0.55       0.45                                          
(NH.sub.4).sub.2 O, wt %:                                                 
                 5.19       4.84                                          
K.sub.2 O, wt %: 0.77       0.54                                          
TiO.sub.2, wt %: --         3.08                                          
Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, wt %:                                                   
                 12.82      12.10                                         
SiO.sub.2, wt. %:                                                         
                 77.90      75.69                                         
F.sub.2, wt %:   --         0.19                                          
Na.sup.+ /Al:    0.07       0.06                                          
NH.sub.4.sup.+ /Al:                                                       
                 0.79       0.78                                          
K.sup.+ /Al:     0.07       0.05                                          
Cation Equivalent,                                                        
                 0.93       0.89                                          
M.sup.+ /Al:                                                              
SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :                                             
                 10.31      10.61                                         
Si/(Al.sub.2 + Ti.sub.2):                                                 
                 10.31      9.13                                          
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A comparison of the properties of the LZ-231 product with the starting clinoptilolite is shown in Table 14:
              TABLE 14                                                    
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               Starting LZ-231                                            
               Clinoptilolite                                             
                        Product                                           
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X-Ray Crystallinity:                                                      
% by Peak Instensity:                                                     
                 100        75                                            
% by Peak Area:  100        75                                            
Crystal Collapse 528        None                                          
Temp., °C. (DTA):    Observed                                      
Framework Infrared:                                                       
Asymmetric Stretch,                                                       
                 1082       1065                                          
cm.sup.-1 :                                                               
Symmetric Stretch,                                                        
                 795,778    797,778                                       
cm.sup.-1 :                                                               
Hydroxyl Infrared:                                                        
Absolute Absorbance                                                       
                 0.055      0.080                                         
3710 cm.sup.-1 :                                                          
Defect Structure 0.023      0.034                                         
Factor, z:                                                                
McBain Adsorption:                                                        
wt % O.sub.2, 100 torr.                                                   
                 15.10      15.26                                         
-183° C.:                                                          
wt % H.sub.2 O,  11.66      14.80                                         
4.6 torr, 25° C.:                                                  
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The framework mole fractions of tetrahedra are set forth below for the starting NH4 clinoptilolite and the LZ-231 product:
(a) Mole fractions of oxides (TO2):
Starting NH4 clinoptilolite: (Al0.159 Si0.818 □0.023)O2
LZ-231 product: (Al0.150 Si0.792 Ti0.024 □0.034)O2
(b) Mole fraction of aluminum removed, N; 0.009
(c) Percent aluminum removed, N/a×100: 6
(d) Change in Defect Factor, Δz: 0.011
(e) Moles of titanium substituted per mole of aluminum removed: 2.67
(2) The molecular sieves denominated herein as "LZ-231" have the characteristic crystal structure of zeolite clinoptilolite as indicated by an x-ray powder diffraction pattern having at least the d-spacings set forth in Table G below and having titanium atoms in the crystal lattice in the form of TiO4 tetrahedra, preferably in an amount of at least 1.0 per 10,000Å3.
              TABLE G                                                     
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d,(Å)    Relative Intensity                                           
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 8.9 ± 0.2                                                             
             vs                                                           
 7.8 ± 0.2                                                             
             m                                                            
 6.7 ± 0.2                                                             
             mw                                                           
 6.6 ± 0.2                                                             
             mw                                                           
 5.1 ± 0.2                                                             
             mw                                                           
3.95 ± 0.1                                                             
             ms                                                           
3.89 ± 0.1                                                             
             m                                                            
3.41 ± 0.1                                                             
             m                                                            
3.37 ± 0.1                                                             
             mw                                                           
3.33 ± 0.1                                                             
             m                                                            
3.17 ± 0.1                                                             
             mw                                                           
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(3) When all of the properties of the LZ-231 of this example are considered, it was concluded that the 3.08 wt. % TiO2 indicates that titanium was incorporated into the framework of the clinoptilolite.
EXAMPLE 8
(1) Ten grams of an ammonium-exchanged synthetic TMA offretite containing 27.6 millimoles of aluminum as Al2 O3, were slurried in 250 ml distilled H2 O. Because of the limited solubility of (NH4)2 TiF6, the salt was added to the slurry as crystals. The weight of added (NH4)2 TiF6, was 2.73 grams and was an amount sufficient to replace 50% of the aluminum of the zeolite with titanium. The reaction mixture was refluxed for 30 minutes, filtered and washed with warm distilled water until testing of the wash water was negative for both aluminum and fluoride ions. The chemical analyses for the starting offretite and the product (referred to herein as "LZ-233") are set forth in Table 15:
              TABLE 15                                                    
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               Starting                                                   
                      LZ-233                                              
               Offretite                                                  
                      Product                                             
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Na.sub.2 O, wt % --       --                                              
(NH.sub.4).sub.2 O, wt %                                                  
                 5.31     5.02                                            
K.sub.2 O, wt %  2.48     2.10                                            
TiO.sub.2, wt %  --       2.80                                            
Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, wt %                                                    
                 14.05    12.72                                           
SiO.sub.2, wt. % 76.15    76.90                                           
F.sub.2, wt %    --       0.11                                            
Na.sup.+ /Al     --       --                                              
NH.sub.4.sup.+ /Al                                                        
                 0.74     0.77                                            
K.sup.+ /Al      0.19     0.18                                            
Cation Equivalent,                                                        
                 0.93     0.95                                            
M.sup.+ /Al                                                               
SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3                                               
                 9.20     10.26                                           
Si/(Al.sub.2 + Ti.sub.2)                                                  
                 9.20     9.00                                            
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A comparison of the properties of the LZ-233 product with the starting offretite is shown in Table 16:
              TABLE 16                                                    
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                Starting                                                  
                       LZ-233                                             
                Offretite                                                 
                       Product                                            
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X-Ray Crystallinity:                                                      
% by Peak Instensity:                                                     
                  100      85                                             
% by Peak Area:   100      87                                             
Crystal Collapse  1001     1010                                           
Temp., °C. (DTA):                                                  
Framework Infrared:                                                       
Asymmetric Stretch                                                        
                  1083     1085                                           
cm.sup.-1 :                                                               
Symmetric Stretch,                                                        
                  789      791                                            
cm.sup.-1 :                                                               
Hydroxyl Infrared:                                                        
Absolute Absorbance                                                       
                  0.140    0.116                                          
3710 cm.sup.-1 :                                                          
Defect Structure  0.059    0.049                                          
Factor, z:                                                                
McBain Adsorption:                                                        
wt % O.sub.2, 100 torr.                                                   
                  25.33    24.60                                          
-183° C.:                                                          
wt % H.sub.2 O,   21.10    23.94                                          
4.6 torr, 25° C.:                                                  
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The framework mole fractions of tetrahedra are set forth below for the starting offretite and the LZ-233 product:
(a) Mole fractions of oxides (TO2):
Starting NH4 Offretite: (Al0.168 Si0.773 □0.059)O2
LZ-233 product: (Al0.152 Si0.778 Ti0.021 □0.049)O2
(b) Mole fraction of aluminum removed, N; 0.016
(c) Percent aluminum removed, N/a=100: 10
(d) Change in Defect Structure Factor, Δz:-0.010
(e) Moles of titanium substituted per mole of aluminum removed: 1.31
(2) The molecular sieves denominated herein as "LZ-233" have the characteristic crystal structure of zeolite offretite as indicated by an x-Ray powder diffraction pattern having at least the d-spacings set forth in Table H below and having titanium atoms in the crystal lattice in the form of TiO4 tetrahedra, preferably in an amount of at least 1.0 per 10,000 Å3.
              TABLE H                                                     
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d,(Å)    Relative Intensity                                           
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11.4 ± 0.2                                                             
             vs                                                           
 6.6 ± 0.1                                                             
             ms                                                           
 5.7 ± 0.1                                                             
             mw                                                           
4.31 ± 0.1                                                             
             m                                                            
3.75 ± 0.1                                                             
             m                                                            
3.58 ± 0.1                                                             
             m                                                            
3.29 ± 0.1                                                             
             mw                                                           
3.14 ± 0.1                                                             
             mw                                                           
2.84 ± 0.1                                                             
             m                                                            
2.67 ± 0.1                                                             
             mw                                                           
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(3) When all the aforementioned properties are considered together such are consistent with the conclusion that the 2.80 wt % TiO2 found in the LZ-233 product represents titanium incorporated into the framework of the offretite.
EXAMPLE 9
(1) Ten grams of an ammonium-exchanged, natural mineral erionite containing 33.0 millimoles of aluminum, as Al2 O3, were slurried in 250 ml distilled H2 O. Because of the limited solubility of (NH4)2 TiF6, the salt was added to the slurry as crystals. The weight of added (NH4)2 TiF6 was 3.26 grams and was an amount sufficient to replace 50% of the aluminum of the zeolites with titanium. The reaction mixture was refluxed for 30 minutes, filtered and washed with warm distilled water until tests of the wash water were negative for both aluminum and fluoride ions. The chemical analyses for the starting NH4 erionite and the molecular sieve product (referred to herein as "LZ-232") are set forth in Table 17:
              TABLE 17                                                    
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               Starting                                                   
                      LZ-232                                              
               Erionite                                                   
                      Product                                             
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Na.sub.2 O, wt % 0.35     0.23                                            
(NH.sub.4).sub.2 O, wt %                                                  
                 5.75     5.37                                            
K.sub.2 O, wt %  3.22     3.09                                            
Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, wt %                                                    
                 0.99     --                                              
TiO.sub.2, wt %  --       1.14                                            
Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, wt %                                                    
                 16.80    16.00                                           
SiO.sub.2, wt %  68.93    70.63                                           
F.sub.2, wt %    --       0.08                                            
Na.sup.+ /Al     0.03     0.02                                            
NH.sub.4.sup.+ /Al                                                        
                 0.67     0.66                                            
K.sup.+ /Al      0.21     0.21                                            
Cation Equivalent,                                                        
                 0.91     0.89                                            
M.sup.+ /Al                                                               
SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3                                               
                 6.96     7.49                                            
Si/(Al.sub.2 + Ti.sub.2)                                                  
                 6.96     7.16                                            
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A comparison of the properties of the LZ-232 product with the starting erionite is shown in Table 18:
              TABLE 18                                                    
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                Starting                                                  
                       LZ-232                                             
                Erionite                                                  
                       Product                                            
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X-Ray Crystallinity:                                                      
% by Peak Instensity:                                                     
                  100      172                                            
% by Peak Area:   100      155                                            
Crystal Collapse  975      985                                            
Temp., °C. (DTA):                                                  
Framework lnfrared:                                                       
Asymmetric Stretch,                                                       
                  1052     1070                                           
cm.sup.-1 :                                                               
Symmetric Stretch,                                                        
                  781      782                                            
cm.sup.-1 :                                                               
Hydroxyl Infrared:                                                        
Absolute Absorbance                                                       
                  0.070    0.060                                          
3710 cm.sup.-1 :                                                          
Defect Structure  0.030    0.026                                          
Factor, z:                                                                
McBain Adsorption:                                                        
wt % O.sub.2, 100 torr.                                                   
                  17.75    18.58                                          
-183° C.:                                                          
wt % H.sub.2 O,   16.47    18.08                                          
4.6 torr, 25° C.:                                                  
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The framework mole fractions of tetrahedra are set forth below for the starting erionite and the LZ-232 product:
(a) Mole fractions of oxides (TO2):
Starting Erionite: (Al0.217 Si0.753 □0.030)O2
LZ-232 product: (Al0.202 Si0.763 Ti0.009 □0.026)O2
(b) Mole fraction of aluminum removed, N: 0.015
(c) Percent aluminum removed, N/a×100: 7
(d) Change in Defect Structure Factor, Δz: -0.004
(e) Moles of titanium substituted per mole of aluminum removed: 0.60 (2) The molecular sieves denominated herein as "LZ-232" have the characteristic crystal structure of Zeolite Erionite as indicated by an x-ray powder diffraction pattern having at least the d-spacings set forth in Table J below and having titanium atoms in the crystal lattice in the form of TiO4 tetrahedra, preferably in an amount of at least 1.0 per 10,000 Å3 :
              TABLE J                                                     
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d,(Å)    Relative Intensity                                           
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11.3 ± 0.5                                                             
             vs                                                           
 6.6 ± 0.2                                                             
             s                                                            
4.33 ± 0.1                                                             
             m                                                            
3.82 ± 0.1                                                             
             m                                                            
3.76 ± 0.1                                                             
             m                                                            
3.31 ± 0.1                                                             
             m                                                            
2.86 ± 0.1                                                             
             m                                                            
2.81 ± 0.1                                                             
             m                                                            
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EXAMPLE 10
(1) Twenty grams of an ammonium-exchanged synthetic zeolite W. containing 120.9 millimoles of aluminum, as Al2 O3, were slurried in 500 ml distilled H2 O. Because of the limited solubility of (NH4)2 TiF6, the salt was added to the slurry as crystals. The weight of added (NH4)2 TiF6 was 12.40 grams and was an amount sufficient to replace 52% of the aluminum of the zeolite with titanium. The reaction mixture was then refluxed for 30 minutes, filtered and washed with warm distilled water until testing of the wash water was negative for both aluminum and fluoride ions.
The chemical analyses for the starting zeolite W and the molecular sieve product (referred to herein as LZ-230) are set forth in Table 19:
              TABLE 19                                                    
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               Starting                                                   
                      LZ-230                                              
               NH.sub.4 W                                                 
                      Product                                             
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Na.sub.2 O, wt % 0.04     0.06                                            
(NH.sub.4).sub.2 O, wt %                                                  
                 10.50    7.81                                            
K.sub.2 O, wt %  0.08     0.09                                            
TiO.sub.2, wt %  --       16.09                                           
Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, wt %                                                    
                 30.82    16.69                                           
SiO.sub.2, wt %  67.29    58.93                                           
F.sub.2, wt %    --       0.14                                            
Na.sup.+ /Al     0.01     0.01                                            
NH.sub.4.sup.+ /Al                                                        
                 0.68     0.92                                            
K.sup.+ /Al      0.01     0.01                                            
Cation Equivalent,                                                        
M.sup.+ /Al      0.70     0.93                                            
SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3                                               
                 3.71     5.99                                            
Si/(Al.sub.2 + Ti.sub.2)                                                  
                 3.71     3.71                                            
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A comparison of the properties of the LZ-230 product with the starting NH4 W is shown in Table 20:
              TABLE 20                                                    
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                Starting                                                  
                       LZ-230                                             
                NH.sub.4 W                                                
                       Product                                            
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X-Ray Crystallinity:                                                      
% by Peak Instensity:                                                     
                  100      38                                             
% by Peak Area:   100      38                                             
Crystal Collapse                                                          
Temp.,° C. (DTA):                                                  
                  1030     1010                                           
Framework Infrared:                                                       
Asymmetric Stretch,                                                       
cm.sup.-1 :       1023     1035                                           
Symmetric Stretch,                                                        
cm.sup.-1 :       783,761  784,761                                        
Hydroxyl Infrared:                                                        
Absolute Absorbance                                                       
3710 cm.sup.-1 :  0.053    0.269                                          
Defect Structure                                                          
Factor, z:        0.023    0.114                                          
McBain Adsorption:                                                        
wt % O.sub.2,100 torr.                                                    
-183° C.:  0        5.21                                           
wt % H.sub.2 O,                                                           
4.6 torr. 25° C.:                                                  
                  1.28     10.26                                          
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The framework mole fractions of tetrahedra are set forth below for the starting NH4 W and the LZ-230 product..
(a) Mole fractions of oxides (TO2):
Starting NH4 W : (Al0.343 Si0.634 □0.023)O2
LZ-230 product: (Al0.192 Si0.576 Ti0.118 □0.114)O2
(b) Mole fraction of aluminum removed, N: 0.151
(c) Percent aluminum removed. N/a×100: 44
(d) Change in Defect Structure Factor, Δz: 0.091
(e) Moles of titanium substituted per mole of aluminum removed: 0.78
(2) The molecular sieves denominated herein as "LZ-230" have the characteristic crystal structure of Zeolite W as indicated by an x-ray powder diffraction pattern having at least the d-spacings set forth in Table K below and having titanium atoms in the crystals lattice in the form to TiO4 tetrahedra, preferably in an amount of at least 1.0 per 10,000Å3.
              TABLE K                                                     
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d(Å)     Relative Intensity                                           
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 8.2 ± 0.2                                                             
             ms                                                           
 7.1 ± 0.2                                                             
             vs                                                           
 5.3 ± 0.1                                                             
             ms                                                           
 5.0 ± 0.1                                                             
             ms                                                           
 4.5 ± 0.1                                                             
             mw                                                           
4.31 ± 0.1                                                             
             mw                                                           
3.67 ± 0.1                                                             
             m                                                            
3.25 ± 0.1                                                             
             s                                                            
3.17 ± 0.1                                                             
             s                                                            
2.96 ± 0.1                                                             
             m                                                            
2.73 ± 0.1                                                             
             m                                                            
2.55 ± 0.1                                                             
             mw                                                           
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(3) The measured low X-ray crystallinity of the LZ-230 product shown in Table 20 is inconsistent with the measured increase in adsorption capacity for O2 and H2 O. All properties taken together lead to the conclusion that the 16.09 wt. % TiO2 found in the LZ-230 product represents titanium incorporated into the zeolite W framework.
EXAMPLE 11
Products of Examples 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 were tested for n-butane cracking activity and found to be active catalysts. The results of those tests are shown in Tables 21, 22 and 23.
              TABLE 21                                                    
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                       Consumption                                        
Product   Example      of n-Butane                                        
                                  k.sub.a *                               
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NH.sub.4 Y                                                                
          --           11.1       1.9                                     
NH.sub.4 Y                                                                
          --           29.5       4.3                                     
LZ-224    2            14.0       6.4                                     
LZ-225    1            2.0        3.9                                     
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 *The lower the value for k.sub.a the lower activity.                     

              TABLE 22                                                    
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                       Consumption                                        
Product     Example    of n-Butane                                        
                                  k.sub.a *                               
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NH.sub.4 Mordenite                                                        
            --         77.3       177                                     
LZ-226      4          13.3       5.2                                     
LZ-227      3          60.8       44.7                                    
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 *The lower the value for k.sub.a the lower the activity.                 

              TABLE 23                                                    
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                       Consumption                                        
Product   Example      of n-Butane                                        
                                  k.sub.a *                               
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NH.sub.4,L                                                                
          --           26.0       5.0                                     
LZ-228    6            12.9       4.8                                     
LZ-229    5            6.5        4.2                                     
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 *The lower the value for k.sub.a the lower the activity.
EXAMPLE 12
(1) Five grams of an ammonium-exchanged ZSM-5 zeolite containing 5.10 millimoles of aluminum, as Al2 O3, were slurried in 100 ml distilled H2 O. Because of the limited solubility of (NH4)2 TiF6, the salt was added to the slurry as crystals. The weight of added (NH4)2 TiF6 was 1.00 gm and was an amount sufficient to replace 100% of the aluminum of the zeolite with titanium. The ZSM-5 zeolite and (NH4))2 TiF6 slurry were refluxed for 52 hours, filtered and washed with warm distilled water until qualitative tests of the wash water were negative for both aluminum and fluoride ions. The chemical analyses for the starting NH4 -ZSM-5 and the molecular sieve product (referred to herein as LZ-241) are set forth in Table 24.
              TABLE 24                                                    
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                Starting LZ-241                                           
                NH.sub.4 --ZSM-5                                          
                         Product                                          
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Na.sub.2 O, wt %: 0.08       N.D.*                                        
(NH.sub.4).sub.2 O, wt %:                                                 
                  1.95       1.18                                         
TiO.sub.2, wt %:  --         8.88                                         
Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, wt %:                                                   
                  5.09       2.60                                         
SiO.sub.2, wt %:  93.07      88.34                                        
F.sub.2, wt %:    0          <0.1                                         
Na.sup.+ /Al:     0.03       0.0                                          
NH.sub.4.sup.+ /Al:                                                       
                  0.75       0.89                                         
Cation Equivalent M.sup.+ /Al:                                            
                  0.78       0.89                                         
SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :                                             
                  31.04      57.65                                        
Si/(Al.sub.2 + Ti.sub.2):                                                 
                  --         18.15                                        
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 *none detected
A comparison of the properties of the LZ-241 product with the starting NH4 - -ZSM-5 is shown in Table 25.
              TABLE 25                                                    
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                Starting LZ-241                                           
                NH.sub.4 --ZSM-5                                          
                         Product                                          
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X-Ray Crystallinity                                                       
% by Peak Intensity:                                                      
                   100        80                                          
% by Peak Area:    100        72                                          
Framework Infrared:                                                       
Asymmetric Stretch cm.sup.-1 :                                            
                  1098       1103                                         
Symmetric Stretch cm.sup.-1 :                                             
                   794        797                                         
Hydroxyl Infrared                                                         
Absolute Absorbance                                                       
3710 cm.sup.1 :   0.195      0.145                                        
Defect Structure                                                          
Fractor, Z:       0.082      0.062                                        
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(2) The novel zeolites denominated LZ-241 have the characteristic crystal structure of zeolite ZSM-5 as indicated by an X-ray diffraction pattern having at least the d-spacings set forth in Table M below and having extraneous titanium atoms in the crystal lattice in the form of TiO4 tetrahedra, preferable in an amount of at least 1.0 per 10,000Å3.
              TABLE M                                                     
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d(Å)           Relative Intensity                                     
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11.1 ± 0.2      very strong                                            
10.0 ± 0.2      strong                                                 
6.3 ± 0.1       weak                                                   
6.0 ± 0.1       weak                                                   
5.56 ± 0.1      medium weak                                            
5.01 ± 0.1      weak                                                   
4.60 ± 0.1      weak                                                   
4.25 ± 0.1      weak                                                   
3.85 ± 0.1      strong                                                 
3.71 ± 0.1      medium                                                 
3.0 ± 0.1       medium                                                 
2.99 ± 0.1      medium weak                                            
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(3) To demonstrate that the titanium in the LZ-241 Product is associated with the ZSM-5 crystals. Scanning Electron Micrographs (SEM) for the starting ZSM-5 and the LZ-241 product were obtained and are shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, respectively. The EDAX identification of the elements found in the samples at the designated locations on the respective zeolite crystals for ZSM-5 and LZ-241, respectively, are shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. Quite clearly, titanium is located in the crystals of the LZ-241 product. The properties of LZ-241 are consistent with the conclusion that the 8.88 wt. percent TiO2 found in the LZ-241 product represents titanium incorporated into the framework of the ZSM-5 zeolite.
EXAMPLE 13
This is a comparative example wherein example 1 of European patent application No. 82109451.3 was repeated and the product evaluated by several techniques as hereinafter discussed:
(a) Example 1 of European patent application No. 82109451.3 was repeated with the starting reaction mixture having a composition based on molar ratios of:
1 Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :47 SiO.sub.2 :1.32 TiO.sub.2 :11.7 NaOH;28 TPAOH:1498 H.sub.2 O
The reaction mixture was divided and placed in two digestion vessels. At the end of the procedure set forth in example 1 of the European Application a sample of the product from each digestion vessel was analyzed and gave the following chemical analyses:
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             Weight Percent                                               
             Sample 1                                                     
                    Sample 2                                              
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SiO.sub.2      75.3     75.9                                              
Al.sub.2 O.sub.3                                                          
               3.02     2.58                                              
TiO.sub.2      3.91     4.16                                              
Na.sub.2 O     3.66     3.46                                              
Carbon         6.3      6.7                                               
Nitrogen       0.62     0.65                                              
LOI*           14.0     14.0                                              
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 *Loss on Ignition
The two samples were then analyzed by SEM (scanning electron microscope) and EDAX (energy dispersive analysis by x-ray) microprobe. The SEM probe of the two samples showed four morphologies to be present and such are shown in FIG. 6. The four morphologies of the two samples prepared in accordance with the European application and the EDAX microprobe analysis for each morphology was as follows:
(1) Smooth, intergrown hexagonal particles (at B in FIG. 6) which are associated with a ZSM-5 morphology had an EDAX microprobe of:
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        Average of Spot Probes                                            
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Ti        0                                                               
Si        1.0                                                             
Al        0.05                                                            
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(2) Flat, smooth plates (at A in FIG. 6) had an EDAX microprobe of:
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        Average of Spot Probes                                            
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Ti        0.13                                                            
Si        1.0                                                             
Al        0.05                                                            
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(3) Spheres and elongated bundles (at C in FIG. 6) had an EDAX microprobe of:
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        Average of Spot Probes                                            
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Ti        0.22                                                            
Si        1.0                                                             
Al        0.05                                                            
Na        0.10                                                            
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(4) Needles or fine rods (at D in FIG. 6) had an EDAX microprobe of:
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        Average of Spot Probes                                            
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Ti        0.05                                                            
Si        0.8                                                             
Al        0.13                                                            
Na        0.05                                                            
Cl        0.10                                                            
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The above SEM and EDAX data demonstrate that although ZSM-5 type crystals were formed that these crystals contained no detectable titanium. The only detectable titanium was present as impurity phases and was not present in a crystal having the ZSM-5 structure.
The X-ray diffraction patterns of the as-synthesized materials were obtained and the following X-ray patterns were observed:
              TABLE X                                                     
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(Sample 1)                                                                
        2Θ                                                          
              d(A)                                                        
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        5.577 15.8467                                                     
        5.950 14.8540                                                     
        6.041 14.6293                                                     
        6.535 13.5251                                                     
        7.154 12.3567                                                     
        7.895 11.1978                                                     
        8.798 10.0504                                                     
        9.028 9.7946                                                      
        9.784 9.0401                                                      
        11.846                                                            
              7.4708                                                      
        12.453                                                            
              7.1079                                                      
        12.725                                                            
              6.9565                                                      
        13.161                                                            
              6.7267                                                      
        13.875                                                            
              6.3821                                                      
        14.637                                                            
              6.0518                                                      
        14.710                                                            
              6.0219                                                      
        15.461                                                            
              5.7310                                                      
        15.881                                                            
              5.5802                                                      
        16.471                                                            
              5.3818                                                      
        17.218                                                            
              5.1498                                                      
        17.695                                                            
              5.0120                                                      
        19.212                                                            
              4.6198                                                      
        19.898                                                            
              4.4619                                                      
        20.045                                                            
              4.4295                                                      
        20.288                                                            
              4.3770                                                      
        20.806                                                            
              4.2692                                                      
        21.681                                                            
              4.0988                                                      
        22.143                                                            
              4.0145                                                      
        23.091                                                            
              3.8516                                                      
        23.641                                                            
              3.7632                                                      
        23.879                                                            
              3.7263                                                      
        24.346                                                            
              3.6559                                                      
        24.649                                                            
              3.6116                                                      
        25.548                                                            
              3.4865                                                      
        25.828                                                            
              3.4494                                                      
        26.228                                                            
              3.3976                                                      
        26.608                                                            
              3.3501                                                      
        26.887                                                            
              3.3158                                                      
        27.422                                                            
              3.2524                                                      
        28.048                                                            
              3.1812                                                      
        28.356                                                            
              3.1473                                                      
        29.191                                                            
              3.0592                                                      
        29.912                                                            
              2.9870                                                      
        30.295                                                            
              2.9502                                                      
        32.736                                                            
              2.7356                                                      
        33.362                                                            
              2.6857                                                      
        34.355                                                            
              2.6102                                                      
        34.640                                                            
              2.5894                                                      
        34.887                                                            
              2.5716                                                      
        35.152                                                            
              2.5529                                                      
        35.551                                                            
              2.5252                                                      
        35.660                                                            
              2.5177                                                      
        36.031                                                            
              2.4926                                                      
        37.193                                                            
              2.4174                                                      
        37.493                                                            
              2.3987                                                      
        45.066                                                            
              2.0116                                                      
        45.378                                                            
              1.9985                                                      
        46.514                                                            
              1.9523                                                      
        47.393                                                            
              1.9182                                                      
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              TABLE XI                                                    
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(Sample 2)                                                                
        2Θ                                                          
              d(A)                                                        
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        5.801 15.2353                                                     
        6.012 14.7012                                                     
        6.169 14.3265                                                     
        7.970 11.0926                                                     
        8.875 9.9636                                                      
        9.118 9.6981                                                      
        9.879 8.9532                                                      
        11.933                                                            
              7.4163                                                      
        12.537                                                            
              7.0605                                                      
        12.808                                                            
              6.9115                                                      
        13.242                                                            
              6.6860                                                      
        13.957                                                            
              6.3452                                                      
        14.718                                                            
              6.0186                                                      
        14.810                                                            
              5.9813                                                      
        15.542                                                            
              5.7014                                                      
        15.954                                                            
              5.5551                                                      
        16.563                                                            
              5.3521                                                      
        17.316                                                            
              5.1211                                                      
        17.788                                                            
              4.9862                                                      
        19.291                                                            
              4.6009                                                      
        20.119                                                            
              4.4134                                                      
        20.382                                                            
              4.3571                                                      
        20.879                                                            
              4.2544                                                      
        21.735                                                            
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              3.8387                                                      
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              3.7494                                                      
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              3.6442                                                      
        24.722                                                            
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        25.900                                                            
              3.4399                                                      
        26.734                                                            
              3.3345                                                      
        26.979                                                            
              3.3047                                                      
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              3.1371                                                      
        29.287                                                            
              3.0493                                                      
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              2.7283                                                      
        33.457                                                            
              2.6782                                                      
        34.426                                                            
              2.6051                                                      
        34.723                                                            
              2.5834                                                      
        34.879                                                            
              2.5722                                                      
        35.709                                                            
              2.5143                                                      
        36.125                                                            
              2.4863                                                      
        37.248                                                            
              2.4139                                                      
        37.490                                                            
              2.3988                                                      
        45.156                                                            
              2.0078                                                      
        45.453                                                            
              1.9954                                                      
        46.462                                                            
              1.9544                                                      
        46.608                                                            
              1.9486                                                      
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Tables X and XI shows an X-ray pattern typical of a ZSM-5 type product and can be attributed to the smooth, integrown hexagonal particles which contained no titanium. The X-ray patterns of Tables X and XI show three peaks (2≧=5.6-5.8, 12.45-12.54 and 24.5-14.72) which could not be explained. Two samples were calcined with a separate portion of each sample being calcined in air 540° C. for sixteen hours. These calcination conditions correspond to those employed in European Application No. 82109451.3. The X-ray patterns of the calcined products were as follows:
              TABLE XII                                                   
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        2Θ                                                          
              d(A)                                                        
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        6.141 14.3908                                                     
        6.255 14.1303                                                     
        8.011 11.0355                                                     
        8.913 9.9209                                                      
        9.144 9.6705                                                      
        9.930 8.9068                                                      
        11.979                                                            
              7.3876                                                      
        12.440                                                            
              7.1152                                                      
        13.289                                                            
              6.6625                                                      
        14.007                                                            
              6.3224                                                      
        14.874                                                            
              5.9557                                                      
        15.613                                                            
              5.6757                                                      
        15.995                                                            
              5.5408                                                      
        16.609                                                            
              5.3373                                                      
        17.353                                                            
              5.1103                                                      
        17.884                                                            
              4.9597                                                      
        19.335                                                            
              4.5905                                                      
        20.177                                                            
              4.4008                                                      
        20.463                                                            
              4.3401                                                      
        20.940                                                            
              4.2422                                                      
        21.845                                                            
              4.0685                                                      
        22.291                                                            
              3.9880                                                      
        23.186                                                            
              3.8361                                                      
        23.362                                                            
              3.8076                                                      
        23.817                                                            
              3.7359                                                      
        24.031                                                            
              3.7031                                                      
        24.510                                                            
              3.6317                                                      
        24.908                                                            
              3.5747                                                      
        25.699                                                            
              3.4664                                                      
        25.969                                                            
              3.4309                                                      
        26.371                                                            
              3.3796                                                      
        26.698                                                            
              3.3389                                                      
        27.022                                                            
              3.2996                                                      
        27.487                                                            
              3.2449                                                      
        28.184                                                            
              3.1662                                                      
        28.513                                                            
              3.1303                                                      
        29.369                                                            
              3.0411                                                      
        30.017                                                            
              2.9769                                                      
        30.468                                                            
              2.9338                                                      
        31.333                                                            
              2.8548                                                      
        32.877                                                            
              2.7241                                                      
        34.490                                                            
              2.6003                                                      
        35.062                                                            
              2.5592                                                      
        35.800                                                            
              2.5082                                                      
        36.186                                                            
              2.4823                                                      
        37.324                                                            
              2.4092                                                      
        37.654                                                            
              2.3888                                                      
        45.195                                                            
              2.0062                                                      
        45.631                                                            
              1.9880                                                      
        46.639                                                            
              1.9474                                                      
        47.547                                                            
              1.9123                                                      
        48.765                                                            
              1.8674                                                      
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(Sample 2)                                                                
        2θ                                                          
              d(A)                                                        
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         6.092                                                            
              14.5084                                                     
         6.295                                                            
              14.0403                                                     
         7.941                                                            
              11.1328                                                     
         8.838                                                            
              10.0054                                                     
         9.857                                                            
              8.9730                                                      
        11.921                                                            
              7.4236                                                      
        12.399                                                            
              7.1383                                                      
        13.222                                                            
              6.6959                                                      
        13.937                                                            
              6.3539                                                      
        14.811                                                            
              5.9809                                                      
        15.535                                                            
              5.7038                                                      
        15.916                                                            
              5.5681                                                      
        16.532                                                            
              5.3620                                                      
        17.262                                                            
              5.1370                                                      
        17.806                                                            
              4.9811                                                      
        19.268                                                            
              4.6064                                                      
        20.107                                                            
              4.4160                                                      
        20.389                                                            
              4.3556                                                      
        20.868                                                            
              4.2567                                                      
        21.807                                                            
              4.0754                                                      
        22.197                                                            
              4.0047                                                      
        23.116                                                            
              3.8476                                                      
        23.263                                                            
              3.8235                                                      
        23.755                                                            
              3.7455                                                      
        23.955                                                            
              3.7147                                                      
        24.432                                                            
              3.6433                                                      
        24.854                                                            
              3.5823                                                      
        25.653                                                            
              3.4725                                                      
        25.901                                                            
              3.4398                                                      
        26.265                                                            
              3.3929                                                      
        26.648                                                            
              3.3451                                                      
        26.976                                                            
              3.3052                                                      
        27.386                                                            
              3.2566                                                      
        28.156                                                            
              3.1692                                                      
        28.495                                                            
              3.1323                                                      
        29.304                                                            
              3.0476                                                      
        29.969                                                            
              2.9815                                                      
        30.384                                                            
              2.9417                                                      
        31.283                                                            
              2.8592                                                      
        32.819                                                            
              2.7289                                                      
        34.423                                                            
              2.6052                                                      
        34.993                                                            
              2.5641                                                      
        35.716                                                            
              2.5138                                                      
        36.146                                                            
              2.4850                                                      
        37.295                                                            
              2.4110                                                      
        37.562                                                            
              2.3944                                                      
        45.137                                                            
              2.0086                                                      
        45.523                                                            
              1.9925                                                      
        46.562                                                            
              1.9504                                                      
        47.509                                                            
              1.9137                                                      
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The X-ray diffraction patterns of the calcined samples show a ZSM-5 type pattern with only slight differences from the as-synthesized. When chemical analysis (bulk) of a portion of the calcined samples 1 and 2 are carried out the following is obtained:
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             Weight Percent                                               
             Sample 1                                                     
                    Sample 2                                              
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SiO.sub.2      79.6     81.2                                              
Al.sub.2 O.sub.3                                                          
               3.5      2.9                                               
Na.sub.2 O     4.4      4.1                                               
TiO.sub.2      4.4      4.6                                               
C              0.1      0.10                                              
LOI            8.1      7.6                                               
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When the molar ratio of oxides is computed for the above bulk analysis the following is obtained:
1 SiO.sub.2 : 0.043 TiO.sub.2 :0.021 Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 : 0.049 Na.sub.2 O
This compares quite well with the bulk chemical analysis reported in the European application which is:
1 SiO.sub.2 : 0.047 TiO.sub.2 : 0.023 Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 : 0.051 Na.sub.2 O
Although it is clear that the product crystals which gave the product an X-ray pattern characteristic of ZSM-5 contained no titanium, the bulk analysis of the product showed titanium to be present as a result of impurity crystal not having an X-ray pattern characteristic of ZSM-5.
PROCESS APPLICATIONS
The molecular sieves compositions of this invention have unique surface characteristics making them useful as molecular sieves and as catalyst or as bases for catalysts in a variety of separation, hydrocarbon conversion and oxidative combustion processes. These composition can be impregnated or otherwise associated with catalytically active metals by the numerous methods know in the art and used, for example, in fabricating catalysts compositions containing alumina or aluminosilicate materials.
The instant molecular sieve compositions may be employed for separating molecular species in admixture with molecular species of a different degree of polarity or having different kinetic diameters by contacting such mixtures with a molecular sieve composition having pore diameters large enough to adsorb at least one but not all molecular species of the mixture based on the polarity of the adsorbed molecular species and/or its kinetic diameter. When the instant compositions are employed for such separation processes the compositions are at least partially activated whereby some molecular species selectively enter the intracrystalline pore system thereof.
The hydrocarbon conversion reactions which may be catalyzed by the instant molecular sieve compositions include; cracking, hydrocracking; alkylation of both the aromatic and isoparaffin types; isomerization (including xylene isomerization); polymerization; reforming; hydrogenation; dehydrogenation; transalkylation; dealkylation; and hydration.
When catalyst composition containing the instant molecular sieve compositions also contains a hydrogenation promoter, such promoter may be platinum, palladium, tungsten, nickel or molybdenum and may be used to treat various petroleum stocks including heavy petroleum residual stocks, cyclic stocks and other hydrocrackable charge stocks. These stocks can be hydrocracked at temperatures in the range of between about 400° F. and about 825° F. using molar ratios of hydrogen to hydrocarbon in the range of between about 2 and about 80, pressures between about 10 and about 3500 p.s.i.g., and a liquid hourly space velocity (LHSV) of between about 0.1 and about 20, preferably between about 1.0 and about 10.
Catalyst compositions containing the instant molecular sieve compositions may also be employed in reforming processes in which the hydrocarbon feedstocks contact the catalyst at temperatures between about 700° F. and about 1000° F., hydrogen pressures of between about 100 and about 500 p.s.i.g., LHSV values in the range between about 0.1 and about 10 and hydrogen to hydrocarbon molar ratios in the range between about 1 and about 20, preferably between about 4 and about 12.
Further, catalysts containing the instant molecular sieve compositions which also contain hydrogenation promoters, are also useful in hydroisomerization processes wherein the feedstock(s), such as normal paraffins, is converted to saturated branched-chain isomers. Hydroisomerization processes are typically carried out at a temperature between about 200° F. and about 600° F., preferably between about 300° F. and about 550° F. with an LHSV value between about 0.2 and about 1.0. Hydrogen is typically supplied to the reactor in admixture with the hydrocarbon feedstock in molar proportions of hydrogen to the feedstock of between about 1 and about 5.
Catalyst compositions similar to those employed for hydrocracking and hydroisomerization may also be employed at between abut 650° F. and about 1000° F., preferably between about 850° F. and about 950° F. and usually at somewhat lower pressures within the range between about 15 and about 50 p.s.i.g. for the hydroisomerization of normal paraffins. Preferably the paraffin feedstock comprises normal paraffins having a carbon number range of c7 -C20. The contact time between the feedstock and the TiSO containing catalyst is generally relatively short to avoid undersirable side reactions such as olefin polymerization and paraffin cracking. LHSV values in the range between about 0.1 and about 10, preferably between about 1.0 and about 6.0 are suitable.
The low alkali metal content (often not measurable by current analytical techniques) of the instant of the instant compositions make them particularly well suited for use in the conversion of alkylaromatic compounds, particularly for use in the catalytic disproportionation of toluene, xylene, trimethylbenzenes, tetramethylbenzenes and the like. In such disproportionation processes it has been observed that isomerization and transalkylation can also occur. The catalysts containing the instant molecular sieve compositions and employed for such processes will typically include Group VIII noble metal adjuvants alone or in conjunction with Group VI-B metals such as tungsten, molybdenum and chromium which are preferably included in such catalyst compositions in amounts between about 3 and about 15 weight-% of the overall catalyst composition. Extraneous hydrogen can, but need not be present in the reaction zone which is maintained at a temperature between about 400° and about 750° F., pressures in the range between about 100 and about 2000 p.s.i.g. and LHSV values in the range between about 0.1 and about 15.
Catalysts containing the instant molecular sieve compositions may be employed in catalytic cracking processes wherein such are preferably employed with feedstocks such as gas oils, heavy naphthas, deasphalted crude oil residues etc. with gasoline being the principal desired product. Temperature conditions are typically between about 850° and about 1100° F., LHSV values between about 0.5 and about 10 pressure conditions are between about 0 p.s.i.g. and about 50 p.s.i.g.
Catalysts containing the instant molecular sieve compositions may be employed for dehydrocyclization reactions which employ paraffinic hydrocarbon feedstocks, preferably normal paraffins having more than 6 carbon atoms, to form benzene, xylenes, toluene and the like. Dehydrocyclization processes are typically carried out using reaction conditions similar to those employed for catalytic cracking. For such processes it is preferred to use a Group VIII non-noble metal cation such as cobalt and nickel in conjunction with the molecular sieve composition.
Catalysts containing the instant molecular sieve compositions may be employed in catalytic dealkylation where paraffinic side chains are cleaved from aromatic nuclei without substantially hydrogenating the ring structure at relatively high temperatures in the range between about 800° F. and about 1000° F. at moderate hydrogen pressures between about 300 and about 1000 p.s.i.g. with other conditions being similar to those described above for catalytic hydrocracking. Catalysts employed for catalytic dealkylation are of the same type described above in connection with catalytic dehydrocyclization. Particularly desirable dealkylation reactions contemplated herein include the conversion of methylnaphthalene to naphthalene and toluene and/or xylenes to benzene.
Catalysts containing the instant molecular sieve compositions may be used in catalytic hydrofining wherein the primary objective is to provide for the selective hydrodecomposition of organic sulfur and/or nitrogen compounds without substantially affecting hydrocarbon molecules present therewith. For this purpose it is preferred to employ the same general conditions described above for catalytic hydrocracking. The catalysts are the same typically of the same general nature as described in connection with dehydrocylization operations. Feedstocks commonly employed for catalytic hydroforming include: gasoline fractions; kerosenes; jet fuel fractions; diesel fractions; light and heavy gas oils; deasphalted crude oil residua; and the like. The feedstock may contain up to about 5 weight-percent of sulfur and up to about 3 weight-percent of nitrogen.
Catalysts containing the instant molecular sieve compositions may be employed for isomerization processes under conditions similar to those described above for reforming although isomerization processes tend to require somewhat more acidic catalysts than those employed in reforming processes. Olefins are preferably isomerized at temperatures between about 500° F. and about 900° F., while paraffins, naphthenes and alkyl aromatics are isomerized at temperatures between about 700° F. and about 1000° F. Particularly desirable isomerization reactions contemplated herein include the conversion of n-heptane and/or n-octane to isoheptanes, iso-octanes, butane to iso-butane, methylcyclopentane to cylcohexane, meta-xylene and/or ortho-xylene to para-xylene, 1-butene to 2-butene and/or isobutene, n-hexene to isohexane, cyclohexane to methylcyclopentene etc. The preferred cation form is a combination of a molecular sieve of this invention and polyvalent metal compounds (such as sulfides) of metals of Group II-A, Group II-B and rare earth metals. For alkylation and dealkylation processes the instant molecular sieve compositions having pores of at least 5Å are preferred. When employed for dealkylation of alkyl aromatics, the temperature is usually at least 350° F. and ranges up to a temperature at which substantial cracking of the feedstock or conversion products occurs, generally up to about 700° F. The temperature is preferably at least 450` F. and not greater than the critical temperature of the compound undergoing dealkylation. Pressure conditions are applied to retain at least the aromatic feed in the liquid state. For alkylation the temperature can be as low as 250° F. but is preferably at least 350° F. In alkylation of benzene, toluene and xylene, the preferred alkylation agents are olefins such as ethylene and propylene.
The molecular sieve compositions of this invention may be employed in conventional molecular sieving processes as heretofore have been carried out using aluminosilicate, aluminophosphate or other commonly employed molecular sieves. The instant compositions are preferably activated, e.g. calcined in air or nitrogen, prior to their use in a molecular sieve process.
The molecular sieve compositions of this invention are also useful as adsorbents and are capable of separating mixtures of molecular species both on the basis of molecular size (kinetic diameters) and based on the degree of polarity of the molecular species. When the separation of molecular species is based upon selective adsorption based on molecular size, the instant molecular sieve composition is chosen in view of the dimensions of its pores such that at least the smallest molecular specie of the mixture can enter the intracrystalline void space while at least the largest specie is excluded. When the separation is based on degree of polarity it is generally the case that the more hydrophilic molecular sieve composition will preferentially adsorb the more polar molecular species of a mixture having different degrees of polarity even though both molecular species can communicate with the pore system of the molecular sieve composition.

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1. The process for preparing molecular sieves containing at least one of titanium and/or iron from a starting crystalline aluminosilicate which comprises contacting said crystalline aluminosilicate having pore diameters of at least about 3 Angstroms and having a molar SiO2 /Al2 O3 ratio of at least 3, with a fluoro salt of titanium and/or iron, said fluoro salt being in the form of a solution or slurry, whereby framework aluminum atoms of the starting crystalline aluminosilicate are removed and replaced by at least one of titanium and iron.
2. Method according to claim 1 wherein the starting crystalline aluminosilicate is at least partially in the ammonium cationic form.
3. Method according to claim 2 wherein the fluoro salt is a titanium fluoro salt.
4. Method according to claim 1 wherein said fluoro salt is in the form of an aqueous solution or slurry.
5. Method according to claim 1 wherein the starting crystalline aluminosilicate is selected from the group consisting of zeolite Y and ZSM-5 and the fluoro salt is a fluoro salt of titanium.
6. Method according to claim 1 wherein the starting crystalline aluminosilicate has the essential crystal structure of zeolite Y.
7. Method according to claim 1 wherein the starting crystalline aluminosilicate has the essential crystal structure of mordenite.
8. Method according to claim 1 wherein the starting crystalline aluminosilicate has the essential crystal structure of zeolite L.
9. Method according to claim 1 wherein the starting crystalline aluminosilicate has the essential crystal structure of zeolite W.
10. Method according to claim 1 wherein the starting crystalline aluminosilicate has the essential crystal structure of TMA offretite.
11. Method according to claim 1 wherein the starting crystalline aluminosilicate has the essential crystal structure of clinoptilolite.
12. Method according to claim 1 wherein the starting crystalline aluminosilicate has the essential crystal structure of erionite.
13. Method according to claim 1 wherein the starting crystalline aluminosilicate has the essential crystal structure of ZSM-5.
14. Method according to claim 2 wherein the fluoro salt is an iron fluoro salt.
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